Sweet Potato Soup

Nothing compares to a warm bowl of vegetable soup on a cold night. This gorgeous Sweet Potato soup is comforting, delicious, and filling. Slightly sweet, perfectly savory, and full of nutrition, this pot of soup will be on your family’s shortlist. We’ve made it so easy as a freezer meal you can pull out and throw in the stockpot when you get home from work.

I love to prep several bags of this soup all at once, saving on ingredients and storing up food for my family. When life gets crazy, any of us can pull out one of these bags and throw it in the stockpot, even young teens. Soups are one of the easiest possible freezer meals. If you want more recipes like this one, be sure to grab our Soups and Stews Freezer Stack Meal Plan.

Sweet Potato Soup Recipe

Ingredients for Sweet Potato Soup

• 4 cups sweet potato, peeled and diced
• 2 onions, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 sticks celery, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. turmeric
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 19 oz. canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 14 oz. canned diced tomatoes
• 1 large (gallon) freezer bag or reusable silicone bag

How to Make Sweet Potato Soup

Assembly Instructions

1. Put all ingredients in a large resealable bag.
2. Remove excess air, seal, and freeze.

Cooking Instructions

1. Thaw the bags overnight in the fridge.
2. Bring to a low boil and turn down to simmer in a large stovetop pot for 20 minutes.
3. Add 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil and cook for another 5 minutes.

How do I know when the soup is ready?

Your goal is tender sweet potatoes. I like to pull out a sweet potato and test it. The soup is ready to eat when you can put a knife through them easily.

Can I make this soup ahead of time?

Yes. Cook the soup up to three days ahead of time. It is commonly known that soups like this only get better with time as the flavors all meld more fully! Reheat the soup on the stovetop whenever you are ready to serve it.

Do I have to thaw the soup?

No. If you can get the contents of your freezer bag into your stockpot without thawing them, it is perfectly fine to cook the soup from frozen.

Can I double the recipe?

Yes. A double recipe will not fit into one freezer bag though. All of our shopping lists for freezer meals in our Freezer Meal Stacks include enough ingredients to make two bags of each recipe. If you follow this plan, you can easily feed double the people you can feed by putting two bags of the soup mix into a very large stockpot. If you are feeding a crowd, its also a fun idea to cook two different soups from your freezer meal stash.

Sweet Potato Soup Recipe Ideas

In its original form, this soup is vegan and vegetarian. If you aren’t particular about those things, you can make the soup with beef broth or chicken broth and add a little bit of protein. You could even add some cooked ground beef, cooked ground sausage, or rotisserie chicken if you like. These can be added on the day of cooking.

This same soup recipe could also be made with butternut squash, or potatoes and carrots instead of sweet potatoes.

Make variations of this soup using different veggies or fruit. Zucchini, yellow squash, diced or apples are all great choices. Adding baby spinach or chopped kale after you take the soup off the heat is a nice touch.

Change up the flavor profile by trying different spice combinations. Besides those that we used, common spices for sweet potato soup include ginger, cumin, nutmeg, and red pepper flakes.

Lentils are a nice touch to add protein and depth to your soup and are a common combination with sweet potatoes. If I was going to use lentils, I might leave out the chickpeas.

How do I store Sweet Potato Soup

Keep your leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days. Make sure it has cooled completely before you refrigerate it.

Reheat leftovers in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or in a saucepan on the stovetop until hot and bubbly.

Can I freeze leftover Sweet Potato Soup?

Yes. Freeze individual servings in microwaveable containers for a portable lunch. Freeze an entire batch of soup in an airtight container that will fit down into your sauce pan, so that you can place the frozen soup down in your pan to reheat it.

What to serve with Sweet Potato Soup

Nothing pairs with a hot bowl of soup like a hot slice of bread. If you have a bread machine, this is the best time to use it. Grabbing French bread, Italian bread, or dinner rolls at the grocery store on your way home is equally tasty and more convenient. Heat the bread in the oven for a few minutes to warm it up enough to melt butter. You can also complement this soup nicely with a Caesar salad or a fresh fruit salad.

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Sweet Potato Soup

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

 

Servings: 6

Calories: 295 kcal

Ingredients

• 4 cups sweet potato, peeled and diced
• 2 onion, diced
• 3 clove garlic, minced
• 3 sticks celery, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 19 oz chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 14 oz can of diced tomatoes

Instructions

Assembly Instructions

1. Put all ingredients in a large resealable bag.

2. Remove excess air, seal, and freeze.

Cooking Instructions

1. Thaw the bags overnight in the fridge.

2. Bring to a low boil and turn down to simmer in a large stovetop pot for 20 minutes.

3. Add 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil and cook for another 5 minutes.