African Quinoa Soup

Name: African Quinoa Soup
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter or oil; 1 chopped onion; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 fresh jalapeno, minced; (optional); 1 red bell pepper, diced; 2 diced celery stalks, with leaves; 2 diced zucchini; 1 sweet potato, diced; 1 t ground cumin; 1 t dried oregano; 6 cups vegetable stock (or water); 1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed & drained (I like the red quinoa best, it makes it look pretty!); freshly ground black pepper, to taste; a dash of cayenne pepper *optional; 1/2 cup peanut butter, no honey or sugar (almond butter works equally as well if you're dealing with peanut allergies)

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or oil
1 chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 fresh jalapeno, minced
(optional)
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 diced celery stalks, with leaves
2 diced zucchini
1 sweet potato, diced
1 t ground cumin
1 t dried oregano
6 cups vegetable stock (or water)
1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed & drained (I like the red quinoa best, it makes it look pretty!)
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
a dash of cayenne pepper *optional
1/2 cup peanut butter, no honey or sugar (almond butter works equally as well if you're dealing with peanut allergies)

Directions

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