Chickpea Soup with Swiss Chard

Name: Chickpea Soup with Swiss Chard
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 rib celery, chopped; 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 pinch Pinch dried red-pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon salt; 710 milliliters canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock, more if needed; 227 grams Swiss chard, tough stems removed, leaves cut into 1-inch pieces; 237 milliliters canned tomatoes in thick puree, chopped; 118 milliliters tubetti or other small macaroni

Chickpe It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of olive oil, tubetti, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Puree half of the chickpeas with 1 1/2 cups of the broth in a blender or food processor. In a large pot, heat the oil over moderately low heat.

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Chickpeas

Broth

Cooking Oil

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Food Processor

Blender

Pot

Add the carrot, onion, celery, garlic, and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to soften, about 5 minutes.

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Vegetable

Rosemary

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups broth, the pureed chickpeas, whole chickpeas, bay leaf, red-pepper flakes, tomatoes, tubetti, and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes.

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Chickpeas

Bay Leaves

Tomato

Tubetti

Pepper

Broth

Salt

Add the Swiss chard to the pot. Simmer until the chard is tender and the pasta is done, 5 to 10 minutes longer.

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Swiss Chard

Pasta

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Pot

Remove the bay leaf. Stir in the black pepper. If the soup thickens too much on standing, stir in more broth or water.

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Black Pepper

Bay Leaves

Broth

Water

Soup

Wine Recommendation: Since a red wine would accent the Swiss chard's bitterness, try a full-bodied tocai friulano. Its nutty flavor will mirror that of the chickpeas.

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Swiss Chard

Chickpeas

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