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Pasta and Chickpea Soup

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Try this delicious Pasta and Chickpea Soup! In this video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this easy, healthy Pasta and Chickpea Soup. If you are looking for new dinner ideas, I think you will be very happy with this really good pasta and chickpea dinner recipe. This is a very healthy recipe that both both kids and adults will love!

This healthy, delicious soup is so easy to make it is a perfect recipe for beginners. This simple, yummy meal will impress even the most picky eaters. You can even serve this Pasta and Chickpea Soup to important dinner guests! It can be served as a main dish or side dish. For a main dish I suggest serving it with a salad, and garlic or other crusty bread. This Pasta and Chickpea Soup is a healthy, vegetarian recipe that everyone will love. Watch this cooking video and try this easy Pasta and Chickpea Soup recipe today!

Yield: 6 - 8 servings

Pasta and Chickpea Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 - 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1 - 15 ounce can tomatoes, diced (with juice)
  • 2 - 15 ounce cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 6 teaspoons chicken broth/seasoning, instant
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon basil, dried
  • 1 teaspoon marjoram, dried
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon rosemary
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup pasta, small (like shells)
  • 6 cups baby spinach, fresh
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon (or to taste) salt
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon (or to taste) pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
  2. When the pan is hot add the garlic and onions. Sauté until the onions are soft.
  3. Add the tomatoes, chickpeas, chicken broth/seasoning, water, basil, marjoram, rosemary, cayenne pepper. Stir and simmer 15 - 20 minutes.
  4. Add the pasta and spinach and simmer about 5-7 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

Adjust the seasonings as desired.

You can use 6 cups of chicken broth in place of the chicken seasoning and water.

You may want to top this Pasta and Chickpea Soup with Parmesan cheese.

You can double this recipe. If you do it will take longer to come to a simmer.

If you add a larger pasta wait a few minutes before adding the spinach so the spinach does not get overcooked.

See a cooking demonstration of this Pasta and Chickpea Soup recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

Hummus

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Learn how to make this delicious healthy, creamy Hummus! This recipe is so easy and fast to make! In this video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make this creamy homemade Hummus recipe!

Want to learn to make Hummus from scratch? You need only a few healthy ingredients like garbanzo beans or chickpeas and tahini as well as a blender, Vitamix or food processor to make this delicious Hummus. Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make this fast, easy Hummus recipe! You will see that within minutes you will have delicious hummus that you can use as a dip or spread. This Middle Eastern dip is also perfect to serve with Falafel.

Try this Hummus in pita bread, on crackers, as a veggie dip, in a sandwich, as an appetizer dip, on toast or in a wrap. This is perfect for your healthy diet! If you are looking for Hummus recipes or new vegan recipes you have found a tasty one! Want a new easy, healthy recipe for your lunch, dinner, snack, or appetizer? Look no further! Make this delicious, easy Hummus recipe today!

Yield: 2 cups

Hummus

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (or 15 oz. can) garbanzo beans, cooked
  • 2 tablespoons sesame tahini
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1/4 - 1 cup water
  • 6 - 8 sprigs of cilantro leaves, fresh

Instructions

  1. Rinse cilantro and set aside.
  2. Rinse and drain garbanzo beans.
  3. Blend all ingredients together except cilantro.
  4. Add water in the amount needed to obtain the desired thickness.
  5. Blend until smooth (about 1 minute).
  6. Taste and add more seasonings if desired.
  7. Add cilantro leaves and blend briefly, just enough to chop.
  8. Chill and serve.

Notes

Use this dip with pita bread, crackers, or other bread. It is also good as a vegetable dip.

You can replace the tahini with 1/2 cup dry-roasted peanuts or raw cashews.

You may use fresh or prepared minced garlic. If you use whole garlic cloves, you don't need to mince them since you are going to blend them.

1 teaspoon minced garlic = 2 garlic cloves.

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder = 2 garlic cloves.

Store hummus in the refrigerator. It should stay fresh at least a week.

© Karen Breyer

 

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