Sunday, October 25

Comfort Chickpea Noodle Soup

This soup recipe began with two lonely leeks in my fridge. I could have done a delicious hearty potato-leek soup, but I wanted to do something different with leeks this time. I searched around and somehow found this vegan chickpea soup recipe that sounded great. I love chickpeas and never had it in a soup, so I wanted to test it out. I used my two leeks instead of yellow onions and it turned out just as hearty and delicious. I used thin egg noodles, which I boiled separately so the noodles won't get overcooked and soggy in the soup. I loved the simplicity of the frozen veggies in this soup, I just dropped it in the pot and the soup was ready. Perfect for an quick snack and a great way to get all your veggies in for the day!

3 garlic cloves, minced
2 leeks, sliced (or 1 small to medium onion)
4 cups broth (I used chicken broth, so vegans can use vegetarian broth)
1 tsp dried dill
1/2 tsp thyme
1 can cooked chickpeas
2 cups thin egg noodles
1 small pack frozen veggies of your choice
salt and pepper to taste

1 In a small soup pot, saute leeks and garlic until softened.
2 Boil another small pot with water and cook the egg noodles.
3 Add broth, dill, thyme and chickpeas, bring to a boil. Add frozen veggies and simmer.
4 Simmer soup until veggies are tender. Serve with plenty of noodles.
 

18 comments:

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

elicious and healthy!

Cheers,

Rosa

♥peachkins♥ said...

This looks like really comforting!

Emily said...

This soup looks so healthy and delicious. I love chickpeas!

Nutmeg Nanny said...

Very delicious! The best part is that it's healthy too:) I do not think I have ever had chickpeas on a soup either. I will have to give it a try!

Anonymous said...

The soup sounds excellent with the addition of chickpeas!

nancy at goodfoodmatters said...

It's pouring rain in Nashville right now and this soup looks so inviting.
Great use for chickpeas.

Anonymous said...

What a great soup for a chilly night!

unconfidentialcook said...

After my day today, this is exactly what I need...and under the comforter. I'm coming over....

Annie said...

Hearty and warming... I love chickpeas!

Alisa - Frugal Foodie said...

Oh how I love soup season. Love the chickpea addition!

Sweta (My Indian Dietitian) said...

I've never added chickpeas to a soup before-very interesting!!!

nora@ffr said...

i love the addition of chick pea!! sound addictive! yumm!!
cheers!

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Anonymous said...

I need some of this right now! Looks good!

Cucinista said...

Great soup for this time of year. You always post such good recipes. I don't always comment, but I do read...

Heather S-G said...

Yum, chickpeas and noodles...I like it!! Gorgeous picture...so inviting :D

Anonymous said...

I also am a nut for chickpeas, I think I eat about a pound of hummus a week... but I love finding different ways to use them besides hummus or on salad.
I recently tried "Chocolate Hummus" and it turned out surprisingly good!

Lori Lynn said...

Very nice. I bet it was quite tasty.
LL