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Quick and Easy Garbanzo Soup

Author Vianney Rodriguez

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 2 teaspoons Mexican Oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 15- ounce can garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 15- ounce can Mexican style diced tomatoes with green chiles
  • ½ cup dry elbow pasta
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup cilantro leaves

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions, oregano and cumin and cook, stirring until the onions are tender and translucent, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 1 additional minute. Stir in the chickpeas and cook until heated through.
  3. With the back of the spoon lightly mash half of the chickpeas to help thicken soup. Add the broth and diced tomatoes and bring to a boil.
  4. When soup reaches boil add the pasta, salt, pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer until the pasta is tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Taste, adjust seasoning, add cilantro and serve warm.