Pasta and chickpea soup

Name: Pasta and chickpea soup
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 300g small macaroni pasta; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for the pasta; 2 onions, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 large fresh rosemary sprig, finely chopped, plus extra to garnish; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes; 1 litre vegetable or chicken stock; 2 x 400g cans chickpeas, drained; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; Vegetarian Parmesan shavings, to serve

Easy
March 2009

Easy
March 2009

Serves 8
Takes 15 minutes to make, 35 minutes to cook, plus freezing, defrosting and reheating

A filling vegetarian soup that freezes well so you always have a hearty meal in the freezer to fall back on.

Vegetarian recipes

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 322kcals
Fat: 6g (1.5g saturated)
Protein: 12.2g
Carbohydrates: 48.8g (6.7g sugars)
Salt: 0.8g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 322kcals
Fat: 6g (1.5g saturated)
Protein: 12.2g
Carbohydrates: 48.8g (6.7g sugars)
Salt: 0.8g

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Ingredients

300g small macaroni pasta
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for the pasta
2 onions, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 large fresh rosemary sprig, finely chopped, plus extra to garnish
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
1 litre vegetable or chicken stock
2 x 400g cans chickpeas, drained
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Vegetarian Parmesan shavings, to serve

300g small macaroni pasta
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for the pasta
2 onions, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 large fresh rosemary sprig, finely chopped, plus extra to garnish
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
1 litre vegetable or chicken stock
2 x 400g cans chickpeas, drained
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Vegetarian Parmesan shavings, to serve

Method

Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the macaroni for 2 minutes less than the packet instructions. Drain, toss in a little oil (to stop sticking) and set aside. Heat the oil in a large pan and gently cook the onions and garlic over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Stir in the rosemary and chilli flakes and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Tip in the tomatoes, stock, chickpeas and a pinch of salt and a grinding of black pepper. Simmer gently for 20 minutes until thickened.
Stir in the vinegar and pasta, then remove from the heat and serve.

Method

Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the macaroni for 2 minutes less than the packet instructions. Drain, toss in a little oil (to stop sticking) and set aside. Heat the oil in a large pan and gently cook the onions and garlic over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Stir in the rosemary and chilli flakes and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Tip in the tomatoes, stock, chickpeas and a pinch of salt and a grinding of black pepper. Simmer gently for 20 minutes until thickened.
Stir in the vinegar and pasta, then remove from the heat and serve.

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Cool completely, then ladle into freezer bags or containers. Freeze for up to 2 months.
Defrost overnight, then reheat on the hob and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add a little boiling water if necessary, to loosen the soup. Serve with Parmesan shavings and garnish with rosemary sprigs.

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Leah Abbott says:
1st Nov 2019 at 7:06 pm
This is super easy and really tasty. It’s essentially throw everything in a pot and go. However, to add a bit more umph to it I added some minced turkey. I seasoned and cooked the turkey before and then added it when adding the pasta. Doing that makes it larger so even after my husband and I having it for dinner, I got three lunches out of it too. Yum!
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