Chickpea “chicken” soup

This chickpea “chicken” soup is exactly what you need after holidays. It’s incredibly comforting and nourishing. Take your time and make your own vegetable broth for the best result.

I always make my own vegetable stock. For basic light stock I’m using onion, celery stalks or root, carrot, garlic, parsley stems, fresh herbs (like rosemary and thyme), bayleaf and allspice. To increase viscosity and sweetness I add small peeled apple and charred ginger and onion. For heat – chili pepper or/and whole black peppercorns. For rich umami-packed broth I use dried mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes.

First mix nutritional yeast and hot water in a glass and let it sit. It will look like this:

Chickpea “chicken” soup

Comforting and nourishing chickpea noodle soup.

• Author: Anastasia
• Prep Time: 5 min
• Cook Time: 12 min
• Total Time: 17 minutes
• Yield: 2
• Category: Soup
• Cuisine: International, Vegan

Ingredients

• 1 C cooked chickpeas
• 1/4 C orzo
• 1/2 liter vegetable broth
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 small carrot
• pinch of dried marjoram
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 2/3 C hot water
• salt and black pepper to taste
• oil for cooking

Instructions

1. First mix nutritional yeast and hot water in a glass and let it sit.
2. Cut the carrot lengthwise and slice it. Heat oil in a pot over medium heat and sauté onion, carrot and garlic for 5 minutes until soft.
3. Add dried marjoram, coriander, chickpeas, soy sauce, vegetable broth and bring to boil. Throw in orzo and let it simmer on medium heat for 7 minutes (check cooking time of your pasta on a package).
4. Pour nutritional yeast liquid leaving sediments in a glass. Season with black pepper, salt and turmeric powder. Give it a taste. Adjust seasoning if needed.
5. Turn off the heat and serve immediately.

Nutrition

• Calories: 303
• Sugar: 7.6g
• Sodium: 218mg
• Fat: 9.7g
• Saturated Fat: 1.2g
• Carbohydrates: 42.5g
• Fiber: 10.7g
• Protein: 14.1g
• Cholesterol: 0mg

Keywords: soup, chickpea, orzo, noodles, vegetable broth