Chickpea And Orzo Soup Recipes

ORZO & TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and celery and fry for 10-15 mins, or until starting to soften, then add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Stir in all the other ingredients, except for the pesto and remaining oil, and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and leave to simmer for 6-8 mins, or until the orzo is tender. Season to taste, then ladle into bowls.
• Stir the remaining oil with the pesto, then drizzle over the soup. Serve with chunks of crusty bread.

CHICKPEA STEW WITH ORZO AND MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, fennel or celery, and onion. Cook until tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic, red pepper and rosemary, if using, and cook another 2 minutes. Pour in the broth, if using, or water, plus an additional 2 cups water and bring to a boil.
• Once the mixture is boiling, add the chickpeas, tomatoes and orzo. Reduce to a simmer and cover with a lid. Simmer 10 minutes, or until the orzo is tender. Uncover and stir in the greens, letting them simmer until soft, about 2 minutes.
• Add more water if you want the mixture to be more souplike, and season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and top with chopped scallions (if desired), grated cheese and a drizzle of olive oil.

LEMON CHICKPEA ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the 2 Tbsp olive oil in a large dutch oven or soup pot over medium high heat. Add the diced onion and saute until it starts to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the carrot and celery and saute until softened, about 8 minutes. Add the minced garlic and orzo and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the chickenless broth, loosen browned bits on the bottom of the pan, and increase the heat to high. Bring the soup just to a boil and rapid boil until the orzo is al dente. It took our soup 9 minutes to boil and then 4 more minutes for the orzo to be cooked.
• While the soup is cooking, whisk together the eggs and the lemon juice in a medium sized bowl. To temper the eggs, whisk one large ladle full of the boiling soup liquid directly into the eggs until everything is combined. Whisk in one more ladle full until everything is combined.
• When the orzo is al dente, remove the soup from the heat. Add the egg mixture to the soup, stirring the soup quickly while you add it until well combined into the soup. Then stir in the chickpeas.
• Season with the salt and pepper to your liking.

CHICKPEA AND ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, sauté the garlic, onion and rosemary in oil until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and chickpeas. Cook for 15 minutes.
• Add beef stock, orzo and salt and pepper. Heat thoroughly and let simmer for twenty minutes before serving, or put in a slow cooker on low for the day.
• Serve the soup with bowls of chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.