Best Chickpea Rice Soup Recipes

Chickpea & Rice Soup image

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup uncooked brown rice (or 1 1/2 cups cooked (I use brown Basmati rice, but really any rice should do just fine))
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter (can sub another tablespoon of olive oil)
1/2 medium yellow onion (diced (about 1 cup))
2 medium carrots (peeled and diced (about 1 cup))
1 stalk celery (diced (about 1/3 cup))
2 medium cloves garlic (minced (about 2 teaspoons))
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon turmeric
1 small bay leaf
Pinch red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 cups vegetable broth
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained
Additional salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Cook rice according to package directions. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil and butter in a medium-to-large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and saute, stirring, until the onions are cooked through and translucent, 5-6 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme, turmeric, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, and kosher salt. Stir, cooking, for about a minute.
Stir in the vegetable broth and chickpeas. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir in rice. Remove bay leaf. Taste and add additional salt and freshly ground black pepper if desired. Serve.

Chickpea Rice Soup With Cabbage image

Provided by agneavakian

Time 40m

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Preheat a stock pot over medium heat. Saute onion in olive oil with a pinch of salt for about 5 minutes, until translucent. Add garlic, thyme, salt and pepper and saute a minute more.
Add rice, carrots and cabbage and then pour in the broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, bring down to a simmer, add the chickpeas, and let cook for about 15 more minutes, until rice is cooked and carrot is tender.
Stir in the dill and season with salt and pepper to taste. This definitely tastes better the longer you let it sit, but it can be enjoyed right away, too. Top with extra fresh dill.