"This flavorful Panera copycat 10 Vegetable Soup has loads of veggies, chickpeas, and hearty grains like brown rice and wheat berries...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 15-oz can of cooked garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
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½ cup fire roasted corn, frozen or fresh
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¼ cup uncooked wheat berries or farro, sub for brown rice if gluten free
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¼ cup uncooked rinsed short grain brown rice
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½ tsp sea salt, to taste (this will depend on the veggie broth you use)
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½ tbsp lemon zest
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Squeeze of lime or lemon juice, to taste
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½ tsp red wine vinegar, to taste
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½ tsp red pepper flakes, to taste
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1 cup spinach
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1 tsp garlic powder
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1 tsp onion powder
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1 tsp smoked paprika, or 1 tsp dried Aleppo Chili Pepper
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1 tsp dried basil
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½ tsp dried mustard powder
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1 tsp ground cumin
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1-2 bay leaves
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1 tbsp soy sauce
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1 tbsp tomato paste
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1 15-oz can fire roasted tomatoes
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5-6 cups vegetable stock, adjust to preference
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2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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1 small yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup)
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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2 celery stalks, diced (3/4 cup)
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½ small yellow bell pepper, diced (½ cup)
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½ small red bell pepper, diced (½ cup)
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1 small poblano pepper, or sub green pepper, diced (½ cup)
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2 whole carrots, peeled and diced (1 cup)