Nourishing Chickpea Noodle Soup
This is a comforting and cozy soup that is light and vibrant - just like your favorite chicken noodle soup, but with chickpeas!
Servings: 4 -5 servings
Calories: 338kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegan butter or olive oil
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 medium chopped white or yellow onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 15 oz can of chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning see below for substitute
- 3 cups water plus more as needed
- 5 oz dry linguine, broken into 2-3 inch pieces whole wheat or regular
- 1 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- juice of half a lemon
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- salt and pepper to taste
Optional Sides
- crispy crackers
- toasted bread
Instructions
- Sauté veggies: In a large pot or dutch oven, warm some vegan butter over medium heat. Cook the carrots, onion, celery, and garlic for 5-6 minutes. Add in a few splashes (1-2 tbsp) of vegetable broth to prevent sticking as needed.1 tbsp vegan butter, 1 cup chopped carrots, 1 medium chopped white or yellow onion, 1 cup chopped celery, 1 clove garlic
- Simmer: Add the rest of the broth, chickpeas, poultry seasoning, and the water. Bring it to boil and then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth , 15 oz can of chickpeas , 1 tsp poultry seasoning, 3 cups water
- Cook noodles and add rest of ingredients: Next, add your linguine and cook until the linguine is tender (approximately 10 minutes). Add your peas, lemon zest, lemon juice, and half of the fresh herbs. Cook for another few minutes until the peas are tender. Finish off with another 1-2 cups of water as needed for desired soup consistency. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired (I added approximately 3/4 tsp of salt and a few fresh grinds of pepper.5 oz dry linguine, broken into 2-3 inch pieces, 1 1/2 cup frozen peas, 1/2 tsp lemon zest , juice of half a lemon , 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- Enjoy: Serve in bowls and top with remaining fresh herbs. Serve with crackers or bread- Enjoy!
Notes
1.What is Poultry seasoning?
Don't worry- there's no actual poultry in it!
Poultry seasoning is a blend of herbs like sage, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, and black pepper. It adds a nice savory flavor to the chickpea noodle soup. If you don't have it, you can mix a few of these herbs or simply use a bit of thyme and sage as substitutes.
2. No fresh herbs? No problem.
Although fresh herbs at the brightest flavor, dried still taste great!
Simply replace 1 tbsp of fresh herbs with 1 tsp of dried.
*FYI the recipe recommends topping with fresh herbs - I don't recommend topping with dried - consider starting with just 1 tsp of each herb in the soup and add more to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 377mg | Potassium: 604mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6224IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 3mg