We had a big beautiful sweet potato leftover from making fries awhile back. I decided to make this Roasted Sweet Potato and Quinoa Soup. My family loves my soup creations. Amber adores homemade soup any time of the year. She is not a big fan of canned soups but put a bowl of any kind of homemade soup in front of her and she is very happy.
We had the little panko topping over at friends of ours Deb and Dave’s on a fabulous gazpacho soup and I thought it would add something to this soup too! So easy to make and adds that extra oomph!!
Roasted Sweet Potato and Quinoa Soup
This is where healthy and tasting great meet!!
Ingredients
- 1 very large sweet potato
- 1/2 large sweet onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- 900 ml. chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1/2 cup Panko crumbs
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Peel and large dice sweet potato. Place sweet potato on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with 2 Tbsp. olive oil and sea salt. Roast in the oven for 20 min. In a large pot saute onion, garlic and carrot in the remaining 1 Tbsp. olive oil until tender. Add potato to the onion mixture and add the chicken stock. Simmer for 20-30 min. until all vegetables are completely tender. With a hand blender or standup blender mix until pureed. Adjust seasoning. Add quinoa and reheat.
- For the panko topping, melt the butter in a small fry pan and add the panko and cook until lightly browned. Add the parmesan and stir to combine.
- Top each bowl of soup with the panko crumbs and garnish with the parsley.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 608Total Fat: 34gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 135mgSodium: 639mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 5gSugar: 7gProtein: 39g
Recipe calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust
Comments & Reviews
Jill Johnston says
Now that’s my kind of soup! Will file it away for the cool days of fall.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Oh it was so good!!
Darby Hawley says
This sounds, and looks, scrumptious! I just pinned this to try; thanks for sharing!
Stopping by from the DIY Dreamer 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much, it was really good!!
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
This sounds so wonderful and perfect for cooler weather! Pinned it.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Would be a perfect fall soup!! Thanks for stopping by!!
peasblog says
it looks so pretty just perfect for fall, found you on the DIY dreamer link up. would love a reply back!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much for coming by, it is a great fall soup!!
Laureen says
Great photo, what kind of camera do you use?
Noshing with the Nolands says
I have a Canon T2i and a macro lens.
Denise @ TLT says
Love quinoa, love sweet potato and I’m also a big soup lover… I guess this means I have to make this dish soon, sounds absolutely delicious!
Noshing with the Nolands says
You will love it. We are did!!
Christine says
LOVE the new logo… LOVE the photo and LOVE this recipe! It looks YUMMY!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so very much!!! I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Kankana says
I Never made Soup with quinoa but with Sweet potatoes i can See it working!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks for coming by and yes the quinoa worked so nicely!!
Winnie says
Sweet potato soup is my favorite(!) but we never had it with quinoa
It looks wonderful and sounds great!
I’m pinning it
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks for the pin, I appreciate it!
Kim @ Sunflower Supper Club says
This looks fantastic Tara! I picked it as my personal favorite from last weeks Weekend Potluck. I can’t wait for the first snap of cooler weather, this will definitely be on my menu. I’ve shared it on fb and pinned it. Thanks Tara for being so faithful to the Weekend Potluck. I really appreciate it. Have a terrific weekend!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Oh wow Kim, thank you so much. I try to remember to pop over to your site often. I love what you are doing there!!!
Kate says
Must try!! Great healthy recipe!
Noshing with the Nolands says
It was a great soup, I will be making it again!!
RecipeNewZ says
Delicious soup, and the color is just perfect for autumn! Pretty, healthy and yummy! No wonder this recipe was very popular on RecipeNewZ. And, as such, it is now featured on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/RecipeNewZ. Congrats!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Wow, thank you so very much!!
Hope says
I made this yesterday for tonight’s supper. When I made it, I thought it was too thick (it was thicker than baby food!) so I scrounged around and found some beef broth in the freezer so I added that. Then the soup kinda tasted like pot roast soup but still too thick so today I added 1/2 can of chicken soup. This soup was awesome! My husband loved it too. You have to put the panko topping on it. It was wonderful. I used Olive oil spray for the veggies and butter spray for the panko to lighten the calories. Yum!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Sorry that it turned out too thick for you. I do like a nice thick soup but if you let the quinoa sit in it too long you will have a very thick soup as absorbs moisture. Next time when you are cooking it add some more chicken broth so that you have a thinner soup. Cheers, Tara
Hope says
The soup was too thick before adding the cooked quinoa. It might have been that I used 1 1/2 sweet potatoes because I didn’t know how big an extra large one was. Adding the extra chicken broth made it just right. It is definately a keeper! Thanks!
Sarah Delacueva says
This recipe looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it. I have a question about the quinoa. When you add the quinoa at the end, do you add it dry, or have you already boiled the quinoa first? How long should it take to heat at this point? In my experience, quinoa takes a while to absorb liquid and unfurl itself, so I am having trouble imagining adding the grain dry. Please let me know how you handle this. Thanks!
Noshing with the Nolands says
You might have missed this in the recipe but it says 1 cup COOKED quinoa. You can’t add it dry to the soup. Quinoa cooks like rice. Here are the instructions to how I cook it. This is from another recipe I have made. http://noshingwiththenolands.com/greek-quinoa-salad/ You can also search it through this site. I hope this helps. It does make more quinoa than you need but it is so versatile to be used in anything or eaten by itself.
Sarah Delacueva says
Thank you. I totally missed the “cooked” part and now everything makes much more sense. 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Debra says
What do you think of using an acorn squash instead of a sweet potato? Nothing against sweet potatoes but I have a squash on hand 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Every Thanksgiving I make an “orange” soup. It is never the same, so in saying this for sure you could. Tell me how you like it.
Linda Sierra says
Do you have any nutritional info on this recipe?
Noshing with the Nolands says
I could probably find that out for you using a another program, maybe. Was there something in particular you were wanting to find out?
recipes says
WOW, looks amazing 🙂 Love your blog
Amanda says
This soup was amazing! Made it yesterday and instead of the Panko topping I added goat cheese crumbles and oh me gee! Heavenly!
Noshing with the Nolands says
So glad you made it and yummy on the goat cheese crumble!!
Joanna says
Hi there, do you use sweet potatoes with the starchier yellow flesh and light brown skin, or, do you use what we in Vancouver call yams — waxier orange flesh, darker brown skin?
Thanks, look forward to trying this!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I use the orange fleshed yams. I hope you try it. I am making it again for our Thanksgiving table. Happy Thanksgiving!!
elaine says
My husband made this recently and it was delicious – a great fall soup! Our dinner guests loved it as well! Thank you!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much for trying it!!
Mary K says
Wow this is good soup! I found it on Pinterest. I haven’t made the Panko topping yet but I can’t wait! I added a little thyme in rosemary to my soup because I think they complement the sweet potatoes well. Thank you for the recipe!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Hey Mary, I am so glad you made the soup and liked it. You do have to try that panko topping sometime as it is delicious!
C.C. says
This soup was DEEEELICIOUS!!! A few little adjustments like doubling the chicken stock and quinoa and using half yams and half sweet potatoes mixture and threw in a few spices. It’s a definite keeper!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I am glad you liked it. It has been a very popular soup!!!
Barb says
Hi Tara, this looks so good. I am for sure going to make it this week. And I love that the ingredients are so simple. Thanks for sharing.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Barb, I hope you enjoy it!!
Koolaidlime says
How well does this soup freeze?
Noshing with the Nolands says
I find all soup freezes well and this one would for sure.
Koolaidlime says
Thank you! I’m looking forward to making this later in the week. 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Enjoy!!!
Koolaidlime says
This soup is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing it! 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much!!
Robin C. says
Thank you for this recipe! I came across it about three weeks ago when I was looking to use ingredients I had on hand. I knew it would be good, but I was surprised by the depth of flavor — it was DELICIOUS! This is a recipe that we will use often during the cold winter months.
Noshing with the Nolands says
I am so glad you enjoyed it Robin!!!
Leenie says
OMG this soup is out of sight delicious!!! And it couldn’t be easier to make. As if that isn’t reason enough to enjoy it, think of all the Vitamin C, B-6, Potassium and fiber in the yams and the protein punch from the quinoa. Love the Panko topping, too. Genius recipe!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much for the outstanding review, I am thrilled you loved the soup!!!
Tracy says
Thanks so much for the recipe – I made it tonight and it was delicious! I added just a tiny bit more chicken stock (only about 4oz) because my potato was huge. I just may make a double batch next time and freeze some. Yum-o!
Noshing with the Nolands says
So glad you liked it, that has been a real winner of a recipe!!
Vicky says
Love love love the sound of this soup! I love quinoa and never would have imaged you could add it to soup too – brilliant! I’m renting an apartment in Malaysia now and there’s no oven so I won’t be able to roast the sweet potato but perhaps I’ll just try to sautee it first instead!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Vicky, I hope you enjoy your soup!!
Emma @Piccalilli Catering says
We’re coming in to winter here, and this is great inspiration for delish and healthy soups! Have pinned!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I think you will love this one, thanks so much for coming over!!
Yinny Chen says
How much uncooked quinoa is needed to yield 1 cup cooked?
Noshing with the Nolands says
I always make extra and use it throughout the week. I usually cook one cup.
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Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
I have a few sweet potatoes that I think need to be made into this soup! Lovely!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
I’ve never put quinoa in soup but your sweet potato soup with quinoa sounds amazing!!
Laura says
I made this last night for lunch today, and it is SO YUMMY WOW! I find it is less a soup and more of a quinoa dish but I do not mind!
Noshing with the Nolands says
I am so glad you liked it and took the time to tell me, appreciated!!
Dana says
This sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it. Found you on Pinterest and can’t wait to check out more recipes!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much Dana, please ask any questions you may have. Enjoy the recipes and more!!
Emmanuel @ My Alter Ego Catering - Brisbane says
Did a bit of a trial run on this dish last night and it was absolutely delicious. Perfect comfort food for the cold Brisbane weathers right now!
Tara Noland says
Great, so glad you liked it, that is an oldy but a goody!! We have made it so many times.
Kat says
I just want you to know I have made this roasted sweet potato and quinoa soup every fall for the past few years and it has remained my all-time favorite no matter what season!! The panko topping is fabulous, too. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Tara Noland says
So awesome to hear, thank you for letting me know!! Happy Fall!!