Spicy Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup

This spicy chipotle sweet potato soup is a healthy and flavorful vegan soup with a nice kick of heat! It’s wonderfully silky and will really warm you up this fall.

How did this spicy sweet potato soup recipe come about? Well… I had two sweet potatoes that desperately needed to be used up. I didn’t get to them on the weekend (when I do most of my blog cooking).

It was the middle of the week, I didn’t feel like going to the store, and I was walking home from work trying to visualize what I had in my pantry.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, so this soup was born from what I had in stock.

Exciting story, right?! I am an exciting person. I almost fell asleep reading that too.

Anyway, this healthy sweet potato soup recipe really is moderately spicy, so consider this a warning. I suggest just using the adobo sauce vs. adobo sauce + a whole chipotle chili pepper if you need the soup to be a bit milder. Let’s just say I couldn’t have a whole bowl of this myself (shakes head pathetically), but I snuck a few spoonfuls and really liked the taste in between flaming mouthfuls.

I also realized that the size of the chipotle peppers vary depending on the brand you buy. The one I had in my pantry contained fairly large peppers, so keep that in mind.

Oh and just a note on the photos. I feel compelled to mention this in case you make the soup and wonder why the heck it’s not bright orange. I think I usually post photos that are pretty true-to-life, but for some reason the soup looks more orange than it really is. It’s more red in real life.

I had to find a balance between brightening the photos and sacrificing the red color. I garnished the soup with parsley and some dried edible flowers. Totally optional of course. 😛 I think a dollop of Greek yogurt would work great as a real-life garnish and also help cut some of the heat.

If you like sweet-spicy combinations, I think you will enjoy this easy sweet potato soup recipe!

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Spicy Sweet Potato Soup

This spicy chipotle sweet potato soup is a healthy and flavorful vegan soup with a nice kick of heat! It's wonderfully silky and will really warm you up this fall.

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword chipotle sweet potato soup, spicy sweet potato soup, vegan sweet potato soup

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Inactive time: 10 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 4

Author Salt & Lavender

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2" pieces
• 1/2 medium onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 chipotle chili pepper + 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
• 1 heaped tablespoon tomato paste
• Salt & pepper to taste 

Instructions

1. Prep your sweet potatoes and onion.
2. Add the oil to a pot on medium-high heat. Sauté the onion for 5-7 minutes or until it's lightly browned. 
3. Stir in the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds or until fragrant.
4. Add the vegetable broth, water, chipotle chili pepper + adobo sauce, tomato paste, and sweet potatoes. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cover with the lid slightly ajar for 15 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are very tender. 
5. Blend the soup in batches until smooth (I recommend letting the soup cool for 10-15 minutes first to do this more safely). Season with salt & pepper and serve immediately. Soup can be frozen for up to 3 months. 

Recipe Notes

• This soup is moderately spicy as written. If you want a milder version, I suggest using just the adobo sauce. The chipotle chili pepper I put in here was fairly large... the size of the peppers in those little cans can vary.
• Serves 4+

Like this spicy sweet potato soup? You may also like my butternut squash and cauliflower soup or my Instant Pot sweet potato soup recipe.