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Thick and Hearty Chick Pea and Sweet Potato Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Thick and Hearty Chick Pea and Sweet Potato Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Thick and Hearty Chick Pea and Sweet Potato Soup makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Thick and Hearty Chick Pea and Sweet Potato Soup are:

? 1.25 cup celery, chopped
? 0.25 cup chopped green onions/scallions
? 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
??0.5 tsp dried sage
??0.5 tsp dried thyme
? 2 19oz/540ml of No Salt Added Canned Chick Peas, rinsed and drained
? 4.5 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
??3.5 cups/500g sweet potato, cubed
??1.5 cups/240g carrot, chopped
??1 cup/120g parsnip, chopped
??3 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
??1 bay leaf
??1 tsp salt
? black pepper to taste
??1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Here is how you make Thick and Hearty Chick Pea and Sweet Potato Soup:

In a large pot, heat olive oil and then add chopped celery and green onions. Saut? over medium heat until they begin to soften. Add sage and thyme and saut? for one or two minutes longer.Add all other ingredients except for parsley and bring to a boil. Turn heat down to medium/low and simmer for 20-30 minutes.Remove bay leaf. Soup can remain as is but I prefer it blended. You can either puree it in the blender (please do so in small batches), or I prefer to mash it with a potato masher and then use a hand blended directly in the pot to smooth it out more. Add fresh parsley and serve hot!Serving Size: makes 10 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NIXY72.

The nutritional information for Thick and Hearty Chick Pea and Sweet Potato Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 175.9

• Total Fat: 2.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 540.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
• Protein: 7.0 g