Chunky Chickpea Soup

Chickpea Soup by Pasta-based. Hearty, warm, vegetable-filled, chunky, fortifying soup with carrots, celery, leeks, potatoes, garlic, kale, and chickpeas.

Maybe we all have memories of gray winter days, flurries of snow dancing in the air outside the window, the birds are nesting to keep warm and every so often a pipe bangs in the walls before warm air rushes through the vent. It’s so quiet and peaceful. You pull a soft sweater out from the bottom drawer, put on the fuzziest socks you have, and wrap your fingers around a warm mug filled with coffee.

It’s one of those days where the couch is the best place to cozy up with a novel. The cat doesn’t bother with grooming and lays next to you quietly stealing body heat. You might write in your journal, light a few candles, or even fill up the bathtub.

Chickpea Soup by Pasta-based. Hearty, warm, vegetable-filled, chunky, fortifying soup with carrots, celery, leeks, potatoes, garlic, kale, and chickpeas.

Chickpea Soup by Pasta-based. Hearty, warm, vegetable-filled, chunky, fortifying soup with carrots, celery, leeks, potatoes, garlic, kale, and chickpeas. A piece of crusty bread in the bowl is perfect for dipping.

Around lunchtime, you turn on the stove. You reach far back in your cabinet to retrieve the big heavy-bottomed pot. Every vegetable in your refrigerator is heaped onto your countertop, waiting to be peeled, chopped, minced, diced, shredded, crushed, and sliced.

Chickpea Soup by Pasta-based. Hearty, warm, vegetable-filled, chunky, fortifying soup with carrots, celery, leeks, potatoes, garlic, kale, and chickpeas.

One by one, you throw each vegetable into the pot on top of a small pour of olive oil. Letting the vegetables brown, you rummage through your spice rack to find the black pepper. With a heavy hand, specks of pepper fall into the pot. Maybe you’ll add rosemary, possibly thyme. You rely on tradition and instinct and mood.

Chickpea Soup by Pasta-based. Hearty, warm, vegetable-filled, chunky, fortifying soup with carrots, celery, leeks, potatoes, garlic, kale, and chickpeas. A piece of crusty bread in the bowl is perfect for dipping.

The soup needs to simmer, you remember. The flavors need to blend together and the potatoes need to soften. You’re hungry and impatient, checking almost too often if the potatoes fall apart at the touch of a fork. You place a bowl on the counter, a spoon in the container of grated parmesan, and tear off a piece of a crusty baguette.

Chickpea Soup by Pasta-based. Hearty, warm, vegetable-filled, chunky, fortifying soup with carrots, celery, leeks, potatoes, garlic, kale, and chickpeas.

Finally, the potatoes are the perfect amount of mushiness and firmness, still holding together but disintegrating when tempted. The big ladle is pulled from the utensil crock and you scoop up chunky vegetables and turn them into the bowl. You push the ladle underneath the liquid, this time collecting only broth. You dip a corner of crusty bread into the bowl, stealing a bite before you even sit down.

Chickpea Soup by Pasta-based. Hearty, warm, vegetable-filled, chunky, fortifying soup with carrots, celery, leeks, potatoes, garlic, kale, and chickpeas.

This recipe for chunky, classic, chickpea soup is full of hearty vegetables, slippery chickpeas, and fresh herbs. Served with your choice of wild rice, crusty bread, or pasta. Our favorite pasta for this soup is ‘campanelle’ which means ‘bellflowers’ in Italian. It’s shaped like a cone, with ruffled edges, and is perfect for capturing broth or sauce.

5 from 4 votes
Classic Chickpea Soup
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 

A nourishing, hearty, warm, vegan, chunky soup filled with fortifying vegetables, fresh herbs, and slippery chickpeas. This recipe for classic chickpea soup can be served with your choice of wild rice, crusty bread, or pasta.

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine: American, Vegan
Keyword: chickpeas, dinner, kale, potatoes, soup, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, winter
Servings: 6 servings
Calories per Serving: 142 kcal
Author: Pasta-based
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional - see notes)*
  • 3 leeks sliced
  • 3 fresh garlic cloves minced
  • 3 carrots chopped
  • 3 celery stalks chopped
  • 3 cups chopped, potatoes (about 2-3 potatoes)
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 8 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cups fresh kale chopped
  • 2 cans chickpeas
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add leeks and garlic. Cook until soft and fragrant.

  2. Add carrots, celery, potatoes and black pepper. Stir to combine and continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes, until potatoes start to brown.

  3. Stir in vegetable broth, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer and cover for 20-25 minutes.

  4. Stir in kale and chickpeas. Cover for an additional 5 minutes, or until the potatoes easily break apart when stabbed with a fork. 

  5. Remove rosemary, thyme and bay leaves. Serve warm over wild rice or pasta. 

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Recipe Notes
  • Olive oil: if you do not want to use any oil in this recipe, you can substitute it for a few tablespoons of vegetable broth.
  • Fresh herbs: if you plan to use dried herbs instead of fresh,
    substitute the fresh rosemary for 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary and the fresh thyme for 1 teaspoon thyme.

  • Serve with a generous sprinkle of Vegan Parmesan. Our favorite brand of vegan parmesan cheese is Go Veggie and we usually have some available. If you can't find Go Veggie, or any other parmesan, you can make homemade parmesan instead.
  • Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months.

Nutrition Facts
Classic Chickpea Soup
Amount Per Serving (1 large bowl)
Calories 142 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Sodium 1297mg56%
Potassium 681mg19%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 3755IU75%
Vitamin C 46mg56%
Calcium 104mg10%
Iron 4.8mg27%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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6 Comments

  1. Reply

    Anna

    January 23, 2018

    5 stars
    This is absolutely beautiful! Your photos are outstanding! And I’m one of these inpatient people who keep poking the potatoes while they boil! 🙂 Wonderful recipe, thanks for sharing!

  2. Reply

    Mel | avirtualvegan.com

    January 23, 2018

    Totally my kind of soup. It looks so hearty and comforting and it has lots of ‘bits’ in. I like soup like that. Gorgeous pics too!

  3. Reply

    Uma

    January 24, 2018

    I will take one bowl please ?. Loved all the ingredients and Chickpeas. Comfort and delicious soup.

  4. Reply

    Cindy

    January 24, 2018

    5 stars
    This soup sounds so warming and hearty. Is there anything better than kale in soup? Yum!

  5. Reply

    Randi Tisdall

    January 24, 2018

    Yummmmmmmy! This is the perfect winter soup, thanks for sharing:) LOVE the pictures too!

  6. Reply

    Jeanie

    January 20, 2019

    5 stars
    Thanks for sharing this recipe. Cooked this tonight and added in wild rice, it was amazing delicious and comforting. Loved the rosemary inclusion, it makes it so refreshing.

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