Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Creamy Chickpea Soup is for Lunch.

Creamy Chickpea Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Creamy Chickpea Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Creamy Chickpea Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Chickpea Soup are:

1 Tbsp. (15 mL) olive oil
1 onion, peeled and diced
1 carrot, scrubbed and diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 potato, scrubbed and diced
1 tsp. (5 mL) dried rosemary
1 quart (1 litre) vegetable stock
1 can (19 oz./540 mL) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
Salt
Pepper

Here is how you make Creamy Chickpea Soup:

In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat.Add the onion, carrot and celery. Saute until tender.Add the potato, rosemary, stock and chickpeas.Cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender (about 20 minutes).Allow to cool a bit and then puree in a blender. Return it to the pot and reheat.Add salt and pepper to taste.(Serves 6 - 1 cup servings)Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GOLFNUT101.

The nutritional information for Creamy Chickpea Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 160.1

• Total Fat: 3.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.8 mg
• Sodium: 374.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
• Protein: 5.3 g