Cheater cheater pumpkin potato eater.
Last week my cousin posted a recipe that looked both tasty and vegan-izable, so I starred it and saved it for a rainy day. Ok, a cloudy day…this is LA after all, not New York.
Yesterday was that day…only I had very few of the ingredients on hand. No matter, I subbed like a pro and wound up with a totally different (but still very tasty) dish.
It took very little time since I cheated every step of the way, but trust me, cutting corners never tasted so good.
I pre-cooked the veggies using the handiest cheater tool ever (giveaway post tomorrow). Once the carrots and broccoli were soft, I started in with the stove top portion.
Raw no more.
While the Imagine soups are tasty enough on their own, I’ve found they are better utilized as soup bases. I simply bulked up this Sweet Potato soup with whatever I could find in the produce drawer and – bam! – cheater soup.
[Don’t let the “creamy” description deceive you, the soup is dairy free]
Before the kale got too wilty or burnt, I poured in the soup, and then added in my next cheater ingredient, beans from a can.
So sue me. I’m not on Top Chef after all.
Next I added the spices, which is where Patti’s recipe came into play…
Yummmm…
Cheater Sweet Potato Veggie Soup
- 2 leaves of kale, de-spined
- 1 ear of raw corn
- 2 carrots
- 1 medium head of broccoli florets
- 3/4 box sweet potato soup
- 1/2 can (3/4 cup) of kidney beans
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- salt & pepper to taste
Cheater status be damned, I’d make this soup again in a second (ok, maybe two).
Cheater soup would be about the only kind of soup I’d make 🙂
From the last posts about the Prana Bars, yes I agree, they rock like no other bars. And the 18 Rabbits banana, yes, very walnutty and i ain’t really a total fan of walnuts on their own.
The post w/ you and your drinks, football, bar, west coast is where it’s at, Santa Monica…girl, lovin’ it all!!!!!
Hope life is treating you right, you old married Wifey. Nice Wifey mug I saw too 🙂
Oh my GOLL that looks good!
girl i don’t hate on beans from a can haha they’re the story of my life. for me it’s just too much work to do it the other way! i’m thinking this is going to be a great soup season 🙂
I definitely just made my own verison of “cheater soup”! I used Black Bean soup as a base, added roasted corn, red bell peppers, black beans, and lots of spices and viola! Fast, easy and delicious soup!
I LOVE it – delicious AND easy! 🙂 Right up my alley! Thanks (to you and ur cuz) for the fab idea! 🙂
Hey cousin, glad to see you are cooking up a storm now that you are back in our ‘hood. Great LA weather, huh?
I love doctoring up boxed soups–I once did a post all about “The Boxed Soup Chef.” I love that Imagine’s soups are all made with soymilk. Have you tried any of the other varieties?
I loving the fact that Fall is upon is and soup time is right around the corner! I plan to give this a try. But more intriguing – where did you get the cutting board with the inscription? It’s awesome!!
My sister got it for me. So cool right!?!?
Very cool 🙂 I’m on google looking for one now!