SWEET POTATO SOUP WITH CREAMED SPINACH

Sweet Potato Soup with Creamed Spinach image

Provided by Catherine Cappiello Pappas @LadyGourmet

Number Of Ingredients 16

- 4 sweet potatoes
- 1 red onion - diced
- 4-5 cloves fresh garlic - chopped
- 2 carrots - diced
- 9 oz. package frozen creamed spinach
- 6 cups chicken broth
- ¼ cup fresh parsley - chopped
- 2 green tomatoes - diced
- 1 tsp. curry
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- sour cream
- sweet chili relish

Steps:

Preheat Oven 375 degrees: Bake the sweet potatoes with the skin on until soft. About 45-50 minutes. When the potatoes are cooled scoop the meat out from the skins. Heat a large soup pot with the olive oil. Add the sweet potatoes, onion, garlic, carrots, frozen creamed spinach, parsley and tomatoes. Cook down on low heat for a few minutes. Add the chicken broth and the seasonings and cook; semi covered, for about 30 -35 minutes. A few minutes before serving stir in the milk. Top each soup with a teaspoon of sour cream and the sweet chili relish.