Tomato and Chickpea Soup

     My friend Erin is coming over for lunch later this afternoon.  She is bringing homemade hummus and we are going to make hummus wraps.  I searched around for something simple that would go along with our healthy lunch.  I finally decided on tomato and chickpea soup, a recipe I found on Simple Daily Recipes.  This will be the first recipe I try from this blog, so I'm excited to see how it comes out.  It seems simple enough!

Tomato and Chickpea Soup

Ingredients
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (14 oz)
3 cups of water or vegetable broth
1 cup of cooked brown rice
1 can diced tomatoes (14 oz)
5 cups spinach
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
salt and pepper


Method
1. In a large pot, cook the onion until soft over medium heat.  Toss in the garlic, chickpeas, water, rice, tomatoes, spinach, tomato paste, and parsley.  Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat to simmer for about 25 minutes.  Stir from time to time.
2. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.  Let the soup sit for about 10 minutes before serving.


The Taste Test
     Delicious!  This was so easy to make and tasted great.  A nice slice of crusty bread would make this the perfect meal.