Brussel Sprouts Sweet Potato Noodle Soup

This Brussel Sprouts Sweet Potato Noodle Soup is the first recipe I ever created as part of the Culinary Nutrition Expert program. Read about why I loved the Culinary Nutrition Expert program here.

After learning that bone broth is a great healing food for gut health-related issues like eczema, plus the weather getting colder, I wanted to create a gut-healing, tummy-warming soup.

I took inspiration from the list of eczema-healing foods, and chose those that could go into a soup like mung bean sprouts, green onions and sweet potato. I also wanted to add turmeric for it’s anti-inflammatory benefits.

Health Benefits of Key Ingredients

Bone Broth

• Eczema is strongly related to gut health issues, and a good bone broth helps to heal the gut and strengthen the digestive system.¹
• Good bone broth has collagen/gelatin, glycine, keratin, and other amino acids and minerals that benefit skin, teeth, bones, joints, hair and nails.²

Brussels Sprouts

• Alkalizing and very nutritious, Brussels sprouts provide vitamin C, potassium, folate, and choline.³
• They also contain antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid that regenerates vitamin C and E and lowers blood sugar levels.⁴

Sweet Potato

• Anti-inflammatory, rich in alkalizing potassium, has antioxidant beta-carotene and histamine-lowering vitamin C.⁵

Turmeric

• Provides anti-inflammatory benefits, decreased cancer risk, and supports detoxification and helps alleviate some digestive disorders.⁶

Mung Bean Sprouts

• These sprouts are strongly alkalizing and contain magnesium, vitamin K, folate, potassium, and vitamin C and they are also salicylate-free.⁷

Green Onions

• Contain histamine-lowering, anti-inflammatory quercetin.⁸
• Has antioxidant flavonoids that become allicin when cut or crushed.⁹
• Rich source of vitamin K, important for healthy skin.¹⁰

This recipe calls for a bone or veggie broth. See my Instant Pot Bone Broth recipe.

I used sweet potato noodles and these can be found in the Asian food section or supermarket. These noodles are a great gluten-free alternative to soups and noodle dishes. You’ll have to submerge these noodles in some water for a few minutes to soften them up.

I probably would never have thought of mixing all these veggies in a soup had I not learned about the healing benefits each one had for eczema. It actually turned out to be a hearty and delicious soup.

Hope you like it! Please leave a comment or rating below!

Do try my other soup recipes too:

• Cauliflower Leek Soup {dairy-free}
• Creamy Broccoli Soup {dairy-free}
• Lentil Coconut Curry Soup
• Vegetable Corn Chowder {dairy-free}

Brussel Sprouts Sweet Potato Noodle Soup

Do you suffer from itchy, dry skin or eczema? Yes or no, this tummy-warming soup will help heal your gut and calm your inflamed skin from the inside out. Enjoy the yummy goodness of gut-healing bone broth, or the alkalizing veggie broth option, and the nutritious Brussels sprouts, sweet potato and mung bean sprouts in this noodle soup.

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 4

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 4 cups bone broth or veggie broth
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 6 Brussels sprouts quartered
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp sea salt + more to taste
• ¼ package sweet potato vermicelli/noodles (can be found in the Asian food section or market)
• 1 handful mung bean sprouts
• 1 green onion chopped
• 1 sweet potato cut into matchsticks
• ½ cup cooked chicken shredded (optional)

Instructions

• Before cutting all the vegetables, place the vermicelli/noodles in a large bowl and submerge in water to soften. Set aside.
• In a medium pot, add the broth, cover and bring to a boil.
• When the noodles have softened a little, you may want to cut them into smaller pieces with kitchen scissors. Strain the noodles and discard the soaking water.
• Add garlic, Brussels sprouts, turmeric, salt, and noodles to the pot. Add chicken if desired. Bring back to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes until noodles are plump and soft.
• Add sweet potato matchsticks, mung bean sprouts and green onions. Simmer for a couple more minutes until sweet potatoes are tender.
• Add more salt to taste if desired.
• Serve warm and enjoy!

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