Name: Chickpea Rice Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tsp oil (or use 3 tbsp broth); 0.5 null medium onion (chopped); 5 cloves garlic (finely chopped); 1 cup carrots (chopped); 4 null celery stalks (chopped small); 1 tsp fresh thyme (or 0.5 tsp dried); 0.5 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp poultry seasoning (or 0.5 tsp sage, generous dashes of rosemary, nutmeg, marjoram); 0.5 tsp onion powder; 0.125 tsp black pepper (or more to taste); 5 cups vegetable broth; 15 oz chickpeas (canned or 1.25 cups cooked); 0.5 tsp salt (less or more depending on if the vegetable broth is salted); 1.5 tsp soy sauce (tamari for gluten-free, coconut aminos for soy-free); 0.33 cup long grain rice (e.g., white basmati, see notes for brown rice, washed well and drained); null null garlic powder; null null lime juice; null null white pepper; null null parsley (to garnish); null null cilantro (to garnish)

Chickpea Rice Soup

This comforting and healing chickpea rice soup is packed with fresh vegetables, offering a gluten-free and vegan twist on traditional chicken noodle soup. It's an easy one-pot meal that comes together in under 30 minutes, perfect for a quick and wholesome dinner. This recipe is naturally nut-free and includes a soy-free option.

Instructions

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1

Heat oil (1 tsp) (or use broth (3 tbsp)) in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion (0.5 medium), of garlic (5 cloves) and chopped carrots (1 cup) and cook for mins (2).
2

Add stalks (4 celery), fresh thyme (1 tsp), dried oregano (0.5 tsp), poultry seasoning (1 tsp) and onion powder (0.5 tsp), and mix in. Cook for mins (2).
3

Add the vegetable broth (5 cups), chickpeas (15 oz), salt (0.5 tsp), and soy sauce (1.5 tsp) and mix.
4

Add the long grain rice (0.33 cup) and bring to a rolling boil. Cook partially covered for 15 mins (12 to) until [rice] is cooked and the flavors have developed.
5

Taste and adjust salt and flavor. Add more herbs, some [garlic powder], [lime juice], [black pepper] or [white pepper] if needed. Serve the soup garnished with [parsley] or [cilantro].