Chickpea Noodle Soup
This Chickpea Noodle Soup is perfect for when it’s cold out or you’re feeling under the weather! It’s packed with a variety of vegetables, herbs, chickpeas, pasta, and a rich and flavorful broth. Loaded with nourishing ingredients and full of flavor and comfort, this vegan version is just as good as the classic.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 2 stalks of celery thinly sliced
- 3 medium carrots peeled and thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt more to taste
- ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon of dried rosemary
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 can chickpeas rinsed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
- 8 ounces uncooked pasta of choice I like something that’s bite sized for my toddler to eat*
- 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley chopped
- 8 cups of vegetable broth
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste**
- optional: 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat until hot. Add in the onion, celery, carrots, and salt. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes as the veggies begin to soften.
- Stir in the garlic powder, rosemary, and turmeric. Cook for an additional minute. Add in the bay leaf, chickpeas, broth, pasta, and parsley.
- Raise the heat to bring the soup to a simmer and let simmer for 15 minutes or until the noodles are done to your likeness.
- Remove the bay leaf and if using, stir in the lemon juice. Serve immediately! I like to serve mine with a bit of fresh herbs as well as crackers.
- ENJOY!
Notes
*a noodle soup like this is often made with egg noodles. If you're not vegan, you can use those. I used a simple spiral noodle for this which kept it vegan
**My daughter does not like black pepper and will not eat a meal with even a little in it. So I rarely use it when cooking these days but add as desired!
***This makes for great leftovers but the noodles do soak up A LOT of the liquid. I often like to stir in a little more broth as I'm reheating it
