African Chicken Peanut Soup

My friend, Rena, made this delicious soup one night. I have modified it from the original recipe.

African Peanut Soup

Ingredients
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, with liquid
• 8 cups vegetable broth or stock
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
• 2 cans chicken or 2 chicken breasts, shredded
• 2/3 cup extra crunchy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice

Directions
1. Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium high heat. Cook onions until lightly browned and tender, stirring in garlic when almost done to prevent burning. Stir in tomatoes, chicken, vegetable stock, pepper, and chili powder. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
2. Stir in rice, cover, and simmer another fifteen minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in peanut butter until well blended, and serve.