Savory Chickpea Soup

As I’m sure you’ve heard me mention already this month, this year I am making an effort to get organized. This means every part of my life- including our finances. We’ve committed to a new budget plan this year in hopes to save for some of our goals and that means cutting back on our expensive restaurant trips {more cheap dates} and working through our extensive pantry instead of buying loads of new groceries every week. This meal was created with only things we already had in the house. Nothing new or exotic, and it turned out to be absolutely delicious, you never would have known it cost us nothing.

Hearty and flavorful, with a variety of herbs, fresh cooked chickpeas and winter friendly vegetables this soup is so thick it verges on a stew. It’s the perfect comforting mid-winter type dish, the kind of thing you can’t wait to put on the stove when you get home after trekking through the city in the bitter cold. I liken it to the vegetarian equivalent to my comfy chicken soup in it’s soothing nature.

The chickpeas add a whack of plant-based protein to this dish, making it filling enough to stand alone as a meal-I enjoyed it with some fresh baked gluten-free flatbread, which was nice to dip in the leftover herby broth. It surely hit the spot for me, I hope you will enjoy it too.

Savory Chickpea Soup
Serves 3-4

1 tbsp olive oil
1 large yellow onion, roughly chopped
4 carrots, roughly chopped
3 stalks celery, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups cooked chickpeas*
4 cups vegetable stock or low-sodium broth
1/2 tsp dried marjoram
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried sage (ground)
1.5 tbsp fresh savory (or 2 tsp dried), chopped
1 tsp sea salt, or to taste
cracked black pepper, to taste

1. Heat olive oil in a medium sauce pot. Add onion and sautee until translucent. Add garlic, carrots and celery and cook until softened, stirring often.

2. Add chickpeas, dried herbs and stock. Stir to combine.

3. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes until flavors meld. Remove cover, stir in savory and season to taste.

Serve alone or with your favorite gluten-free bread.

xo

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