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Moroccan Chickpea Soup

A flavorful and hearty soup with a blend of spices, filled with nutrition.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course First Course to Meal, Main Course
Cuisine African, Moroccan
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 251 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil Plus more for garnish
  • 1 lge Onion Chopped
  • 6 cloves Garlic Minced
  • 2-3 sticks Celery Finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Ground cinnamon More or less to taste
  • 1 tsp Ground cumin More or less to taste
  • 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper More if you want more heat
  • 1 tsp Sweet paprika More or less to taste
  • 2 cups Cherry Tomatoes Halved
  • 3 14oz Chickpeas, canned drained and rinse. Or you can make fres
  • 4 cups Vegetable broth 1 quart
  • 2 cups Baby spinach Chopped
  • 1 cup Shredded carrots Use pre-shredded or grate about 3 whole carrots.
  • Salt + pepper To taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, minced garlic, and thinly chopped celery and cook until onion becomes translucent (reduce heat if they start to brown).
  • Add spices (cinnamon, cumin, cayenne pepper and paprika) and cook for about one minute, stirring.
  • Add tomatoes, chickpeas and broth (be sure the chickpeas are covered by the broth - if they're not covered, add just enough water to cover them). Stir to combine. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
  • Stir in spinach and let it cook through the heat of the soup for a couple of minutes until wilted.
  • Taste and add more spices and salt/pepper if needed.

Notes

Melissa's Modifications:
This one-pot, one-meal soup is easy to make, its hearty and you will enjoy for a few days. The spices that I include can be expanded that can bring other moroccan tastes to this dish.  Experiment, a bowl at a time, before you go crazy in a big pot....just in case!
There are more than a dozen Moroccan spices. Here are some additional spices to consider for the soup and your health:  cardamon, cloves, nutmeg, mace, allspice, dry ginger, chili peppers, coriander seeds, peppercorn and turmeric.
Options for added texture and  proteins may include: shrimp, shredded breast of chicken, or shredded jackfruit, or plant-based crumbles of your choice to keep it vegan.
Nutritional Value:
1 serving: 251 Calories; 7.1g Fat, .9g Sat Fat; 0 Cholesterol; 459.1mg Sodium; 36.7g Total Carbs; 8.6g Fiber, 8.3g Sugars; 9.6g Protein.

Nutrition

Calories: 251kcal
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