Hands cupping a warm bowl

This one is for you, Maddie! <3

Best part of fall food? Hands down - SOUP. Chicken noodle soup, turkey soup (oh those Thanksgiving leftovers, YES), tortilla soup, etc. There's something about holding a warm bowl in your hand as you sip delicious broth while wrapped up in a blanket on a chili day (pun intended). Naturally, with it getting cooler and fallier (yeah, I know that isn't a real word), I've been looking for new recipes to try - comfort food like slow cooker recipes, soups, and bakes. Cooking Light magazine is my go-to. They have recipes that are easy and always tasty! I was flipping through my magazine a few nights ago and found a stack of recipes I ripped out and I am prepared to share my faves!

This one is a sweet potato ginger soup from Cooking Light, with a few tweaks of my own.

What you'll need:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 pounds sweet potatoes (peeled, cubed)
1 tablespoon minced ginger
4.5 cups unsalted chicken stock
Sea salt
Fresh ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans, unsalted (rinsed, drained)
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Pumpkin pie spice
Toasted coconut chips
Pumpkin seeds

The steps:

1. Heat a large pot over medium high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and stir to cover the bottom of the pot. Add 1 cup onion, saute for 4 minutes. Add 2 pounds cubed sweet potatoes and 1 tablespoon minced ginger, cook for 2 minutes. Add 4.5 cups stock, sea salt (~1/4 teaspoon), pepper (~1/4 teaspoon), 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and can of beans. Bring this mixture to a boil (and take a few good sniffs because it smells SO GOOD. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.

2. Place half potato mixture in a blender, blend until fully pureed. Put into a large bowl or pot. Blend the other half of the mixture and add to your bowl/pot. Keep 4.5 cups of soup. Stir red pepper into the 4.5 cups of soup. Divide among 3 bowls.

3. Top with toasted coconut chips and pumpkin seeds. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Serve and enjoy!

Are you going to try this fall soup? Do you have any great comfort food recipes you can share? I would love to try them!

Xo