Chicken Chickpea Spinach Soup Food

CHICKEN AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook, skin side down, until skin is browned and crisp, about 6 minutes. Flip chicken and cook until browned, 6 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons garlic and spices; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in carrots and return chicken to pot. Stir in broth.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce to a medium simmer, partially cover, and cook until chicken is falling off the bone, 50 minutes.
• Remove chicken from soup. When cool enough to handle, tear chicken into large pieces, discarding skin and bones. Return meat to pot. Add chickpeas and season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. In a small bowl, stir together 1 teaspoon garlic, lemon zest, and cilantro; sprinkle over soup before serving.

CHICKEN CHICKPEA SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Add the olive oil to a deep saucepan over a medium-high heat
• Once the oil is heated add in the onion, carrots and garlic and fry for a few minutes to soften
• Add in the fennel, oregano and paprika and fry for another minute to coat.
• Add in the chickpeas, tomato paste and stock, stir well and then bring to a boil.
• Once it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, add a lid and let simmer for 20 minutes.
• Then add in the cooked chicken and spinach and stir until the spinach is all wilted down (a couple of minutes).
• Taste and season as needed with salt and black pepper.
• Serve and enjoy!!

LEMON, CHICKEN AND ORZO SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the carrot, celery, onion, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute.
• Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the orzo. Cook until the orzo is just tender, about 7 minutes.
• Add the chicken and simmer until heated through. Add the spinach and stir until wilted. Remove from the heat and stir in the dill and lemon zest. Season with additional salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with additional dill.

HEARTY SPINACH AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a rapid boil. Stir in brown rice and return to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Cook, without lifting lid, for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Add broth and rosemary; bring to a boil. Cover and remove from heat.
• Check rice after 30 minutes; if it's not yet tender, cover and continue cooking, up to 10 more minutes. Stir 2 cups cooked rice and chickpeas into the broth; return to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and continue cooking for 5 more minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Stir in spinach and cook, uncovered, until just wilted, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with cheese; serve immediately.

CREAMY CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Blend broth, cream cheese, pepper and 1/2 cup chickpeas in blender until smooth.
• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 8 min. or until browned on all sides, turning occasionally. Add ham and remaining chickpeas. Pour cream cheese sauce over ingredients in skillet; cover with lid. Simmer on medium-low 15 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF).
• Add spinach; cook, covered, 5 min. or until spinach is wilted.

GARLIC, SPINACH, AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and stir in garlic and onion. Cook until tender. Season with cumin and coriander.
• Mix vegetable stock and potatoes into the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in the garbanzo beans, and continue to cook until potatoes are tender.
• In a small bowl, blend the heavy cream, tahini, and corn meal. Mix into the soup.
• Stir spinach into the soup. Season with cayenne pepper and salt. Continue to cook until spinach is heated through.

CHICKPEA SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Set a soup pot over medium-high heat, and drizzle in about 3 to 4 tablespoons of oil; once hot, add in the diced onion, carrot and celery, plus a couple of pinches of salt and pepper; saute for a few minutes until the vegetables begin to soften.
• Add in the garlic, along with the cumin, coriander and pinch of cayenne pepper, and stir until aromatic, about 30 seconds to a minute; add in the tomato paste and stir to incorporate.
• Add in 1 of the cans of chickpeas (drained and rinsed), along with the chicken stock, and bring to the boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer the soup for 20 minutes, just until the veggies are soft.
• Using a hand-held immersion blender (or you can even use a blender, just work in batches), blend the soup until fairly smooth; then, add in the remaining can of (drained and rinsed) chickpeas, the diced tomatoes, shredded chicken, spinach leaves, parsley, cilantro and mint, and stir together just until the spinach wilts; check to see if any additional salt/pepper is needed, and perhaps even a little squeeze of lemon.
• Serve with some pita or flatbread, or even crusty French bread, and drizzle with a little avocado or olive oil over top as a finisher.

SPINACH CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Over high heat, bring chicken broth and water, mustard, and garlic to a simmer. As this is coming to a boil, de-rib and wash the spinach, then tear the leaves into 2-inch pieces. Lightly toast 4 slices of French or Italian bread. When toasted, spread with sundried tomato, pesto or green olive paste.
• When the soup is at a simmer, add the chicken and simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes just to warm through. Then add the spinach leaves, and cook for a few seconds or until the leaves just wilt. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Set 2 slices of toasted bread in the bottom of each soup bowl. Remove the soup from the heat, season to taste with salt and pepper and ladle it over the bread.

CHICKPEA AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare the Meat Stock:
• Place the meat in a large saucepan, add cold water to cover and bring to the boil, bearing in mind that slow cooking and gentle simmering are essential for successful stock.
• Skim off any residue that rises to the surface and add the onion, carrots, leeks and celery and season with salt.
• Lower the heat and simmer for about 3 and 1/2 hours.
• Remove from the heat, strain into a bowl, leave to cool, then chill in the refrigerator.
• When the fat has solidified on the surface carefully remove and discard.
• Prepare the Rest of Soup:
• Bring the stock to the boil in a saucepan.
• Heat the olive oil in another pan, add the onion, carrot and celery and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes until softened.
• Add the spinach, season with salt and cook for a few minutes more.
• Add the chickpeas and stock and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add the pasta and cook until 'al dente'.
• Season with pepper, ladle into a soup tureen, drizzle with olive oil and serve.
• Serves 4.
• That's it!

HEARTY SPINACH AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Stir in brown rice and return to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Cook, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan or Dutch-oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Add broth and rosemary; bring to a boil. Cover, and remove from heat.
• Check rice after 30 minutes; if it is not yet tender, cover and continue cooking, up to 10 more minutes. Stir 2 cups cooked rice (reserve remaining rice for another use) and chickpeas into broth; return to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and continue cooking for 5 more minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Stir in spinach; cook, uncovered, until just wilted, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with cheese; serve immediately.