Sweet Potato and Yellow Pepper Soup with a hint of Chilli. (V) and Slimming World Sin Free

Here's another suggestion for a different soup, cheap and cheerful to make and good for the colder winter days. It is suitable for Vegetarians and is Slimming World Friendly.

Ingredients

Fry Light (Olive Oil Preferably)
2 Medium Onions
1/2 Medium heat Red Chilli (Taste Raw Chilli before using to ensure it isn't to strong.)
2 Yellow Peppers
5 Small-Medium Sweet Potato
2 Small Mushrooms
2 Cloves Garlic
4 or 5 Cherry Tomatos or alternatively a desert spoon of Tomato Puree
Salt
Pepper
Smoked Paprika
Mixed Herbs
2 Tesco Value Vegetable Stock Cubes
1 Herb Infusion Stock Pot
Boiling Water

Method

Peel and Finely Chop Garlic and finely chop 1/2 Red Chilli
Peel and finely chop Onions
Peel and finely chop Sweet Potato
Remove top and seeds from 2 Yellow Peppers and finely chop
Peel 2 small mushrooms and again finely chop.
Chop the tomato's.

Spray frylight into a deep saucepan and heat,
Fry off the Garlic and Chilli for 2-3 Mins
Add the chopped Onions and fry for a further 5 mins to soften.
Add the Sweet Potato to the Pan and fry for a further 5 mins
Add the Yellow pepper to the pan and continue to cook for 3 mins
Add the Mushrooms and Tomato's/Tomato Puree to the mix.
Season with a good couple of pinches of Salt and Pepper, 2/3 teaspoons of Smoked Paprika and teaspoon or two of Mixed herbs. Stir in and cook for a further few mins.
Taste to ensure seasoned correctly and adjusts as required.

Add 2 Tesco Value Vegetable Stock Cubes (Other stock can be used) and ideally a Herb Infusion Stock Pot to the pan and add 1 1/2 Pints of water to the pan.
Bring back to the boil, and then turn back and leave to simmer for 45-60 mins until all the veg is soft.
Use a hand blender to blend soup into a smooth consistency, I personally prefer mine quite thick but you can blend to your preferred consistency.

This can then be served immediately or can be allowed to chill and then re-heated when needed.

A splash of cream can also be added when serving to give a richer and creamier soup, however it will no longer be sin free for those who follow a slimming world diet and in my personal opinion is not really needed. The soup should be flavorsome and works with the sweet flavor of the Potato's and Pepper and the spicy warming kick of the Chilli. The Chilli should not over power the soup and the other flavors so sometimes it will pay to veer on the side of caution and start with a smaller amount of chilli. Also make sure the Chilli is not to strong by always trying a little of the chilli raw before you start cooking with it!

As always thanks for taking a look and please leave any comments or feedback on this or any other recipe, letting me know what you think and any changes or suggestions for altering the dish.

Enjoy! :)