This chipotle cheddar spicy sweet potato soup is the perfect thing to warm you up on a cold night. It's so easy to make too!
Being cold is my least favourite thing about winter. When I'm on my way home from work that 5 minute walk from the train station to the flat has me freezing and thinking about nothing but a big comforting bowl of food when I get home.
Sometimes it needs to be soup and it needs to be fast. That's where something like this chipotle cheddar spicy sweet potato soup comes in.
I've been making a curry sweet potato soup for a long time and it's a great comfort food. I think there's something about that beautiful colour which makes you feel happy.
This time I wanted to go with something a bit spicier and obviously I wanted to add cheese because cheese makes everything better.
Ingredients you need to make this chipotle cheddar spicy sweet potato soup:
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Garlic
- Chipotle Paste
- Sweet Potatoes
- Carrot
- Vegetable Stock
- Cheddar Cheese
- Chilli Flakes
Keep scrolling to get the full recipe for chipotle cheddar spicy sweet potato soup...
The great thing about this is that you can adjust the spice levels to your liking while still getting the smoky flavour of the chipotle.
I added a couple of carrots to up the veg content but other than that it's pretty much pure sweet potato on the veg front which gives it the most delicious sweet, creamy flavour.
So tell me, friends, what are your favourite types of soup? I am usually fairly ambivalent about a broth based soup, choosing to opt for something creamy or thick but recently I've been up for something like my chicken and vegetable soup as long as it's got a lot of meat and stuff floating in it. Must be growing up I guess!
If you're after more soups then make sure you check out loads more soup recipes here and follow my soup Pinterest board!
Want more? Try these other sweet potato recipes!
- Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges
- Peanut and Sweet Potato Stew
- Sweet Potato & Chickpea Buddha Bowl
- Roast Potato Salad with Sumac Yoghurt Dressing
- Vegan Sweet Potato Sushi
- Vegan Stew with Beans & Sweet Potato
How to make chipotle cheddar spicy sweet potato soup:
Recipe
Chipotle Cheddar Spicy Sweet Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic crushed
- 3 teaspoon Chipotle Chilli Paste
- 1 kilo Sweet Potato peeled and chopped
- 2 Carrots peeled and chopped
- 1 litre Chicken or Vegetable Stock
- 100 g Cheddar Cheese (plus extra for topping) grated
- Salt and Pepper
- Pinch Chilli Flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil over a medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook for another 5 minutes followed by the paste then cook for another 2 minutes.
- Put the sweet potato and carrot in the pot along with the stock and cook for 30 minutes until everything is soft. Use an immersion blender (or place in a blender in batches) to blend until smooth.
- Place over a low heat and add the cheese and the chilli flakes if using. Serve with extra grated cheese and fresh black pepper and chilli flakes if using.
Shadi Hasanzadenemati says
This soup has everything I love! And cheddar just made it 10 times better! I know what I'm making this weekend!
Amy says
Thanks Shadi!!
Amy Nash says
I'm actually the opposite - I tend to gravitate toward the clear broth soups and steer away from the creamier soups! But the color of this one and the addition of cheese really pull me back the other direction! It sounds delicious!
Amy says
Thanks Amy 🙂
Hope says
This soup looks so bright, comforting and full of flavour! Everything you want in a soup 🙂
Amy says
Thank you Hope!
Kelly @ trial and eater says
This soup is right up my alley! Sweet and spicy, sign me up.
Amy says
Thanks Kelly!
Jennifer Banz says
I have made sweet potato soup but I never thought to add cheddar and chili paste...that sounds divine!
Amy says
Thanks Jennifer 🙂