Rustic Chickpea Soup

Name: Rustic Chickpea Soup
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 sweet potato chopped into bite sized pieces; 2 celery sticks chopped; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic minced; 14 ounces tin chickpeas (garbanzo beans) rinsed and drained; 14 ounces chopped tomatoes; 4 cups vegetable stock; 2 tablespoons freshly chopped herbs; Salt to taste; 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes; 1/2 cup mini pasta shells

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 sweet potato chopped into bite sized pieces
2 celery sticks chopped
1 onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
14 ounces tin chickpeas (garbanzo beans) rinsed and drained
14 ounces chopped tomatoes
4 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons freshly chopped herbs
Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes
1/2 cup mini pasta shells

Directions

1

Heat the oil and fry the sweet potato, celery and onion and fry for 8 mins until soft.
2

Then add the garlic and stir fry for 30 sec
3

Add in the chickpeas, tomatoes, stock, herbs, salt and chilli, bring to the boil and then simmer for 8 mins.
4

Then add in the pasta and simmer for between 8-10 mins until the pasta is cooked.
5

Serve the soup topped with fresh basil pesto and crusty bread.