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Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Soup (1.5 cup serving) takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Soup (1.5 cup serving) takes 60 minutes to cook.

Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Soup (1.5 cup serving) makes 7 servings.

The ingredients for Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Soup (1.5 cup serving) are:

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, medium diced
6 to 8 cloves garlic, pressed
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 heaping tsp sweet paprika
1 (14.5oz) can chopped tomatoes
3 (15oz) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
1 quart vegetable broth
1 tsp sugar
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 (5oz) package pre-washed baby spinach

Here is how you make Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Soup (1.5 cup serving):

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until the onions begin to turn translucent; lower heat if browning starts to occur. Add spices and saute a minute or so. Add tomatoes, chickpeas, broth and sugar. Season with a couple pinches of salt and 10 grinds of pepper. Stir well. Chickpeas should be just covered with liquid. If level is shy, add some water so the chickpeas are just covered.Bring to a simmer, then lower heat to low and gently simmer for 45 minutes.Remove soup from heat. Use a potato masher to mash up some of the chickpeas right in the pot. Stir in the spinach and let heat through until wilted, just a couple minutes.Season to taste with salt and pepper.Serving Size: makes 7 1.5 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 7Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JETTERO.

The nutritional information for Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Soup (1.5 cup serving) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 7
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 295.4

• Total Fat: 6.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,163.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.6 g
• Protein: 10.8 g