moroccan spiced chickpea soup

Name: Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Soup
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 1-1/2 - tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 medium size onion, diced; 4 large garlic cloves, minced; 1 tsp. - ground cinnamon; 1 tsp. - ground cumin; 1/4 tsp. - cayenne pepper (for less heat, add an 1/8 tsp.); 1 tsp. - paprika; 32 oz. - reduced sodium chicken broth; 1 - (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes; 3 - (15.5 oz.) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed well; salt - (add if desired, and season according to taste.); 2 - handfuls of baby spinach, rinsed and patted dry with paper towels

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Cindi Marie Bauer

Marshfield, WI

Updated on Jan 27, 2014

I wanted to widen my horizons, and prepare a different kind of soup that's out of the ordinary. This soup has a bit of a 'kick' to it, but it's also a soup that I thoroughly enjoyed.

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method Stove Top

yield 6 - 8

Ingredients

1-1/2 - tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium size onion, diced
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. - ground cinnamon
1 tsp. - ground cumin
1/4 tsp. - cayenne pepper (for less heat, add an 1/8 tsp.)
1 tsp. - paprika
32 oz. - reduced sodium chicken broth
1 - (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes
3 - (15.5 oz.) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
salt - (add if desired, and season according to taste.)
2 - handfuls of baby spinach, rinsed and patted dry with paper towels

How To Make moroccan spiced chickpea soup

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a large stock-pot over medium to medium-high heat.

Step 2

Add onion to the pot, and sauté the onion for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes.
Step 3

Add the garlic, and sauté the garlic for 1 minute.
Step 4

Add the cinnamon, cumin, cayenne pepper and paprika, and cook the spices for about 1 minute.
Step 5

Now add the broth, tomatoes, and the chickpeas; stir to mix.
Step 6

Bring soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pot, and simmer the soup for 45 minutes.
Step 7

After the 45 minutes of cooking time, remove about half of the chickpeas, and place them in a bowl.
Step 8

Using a potato masher; mash the chickpeas.
Step 9

Once mashed, add the chickpeas back to the pot, then add the spinach; stir the soup.
Step 10

Season the soup with a bit of salt, if desired, and serve the soup immediately.
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