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Easy Seasonal Chicken Soup with Garbanzo Beans

Garbanzo Bean Soup with Chicken hits all the nutritional benefits you need for a full lunch meal. It’s packed with protein, beans, and vegetables.
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Soup
Allergy: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 5
Calories: 389kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 1 lb chicken thighs, or ground chicken
  • ¼ cup rice, cooked
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 Yukon potatoes, peeled & cubed
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 1 medium carrot, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 can organic garbanzo beans, 14oz, drained & rinsed
  • 1 stem fresh dill, chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Cook the rice and drain.
    ¼ cup rice,
  • Mix ground chicken (I grind chicken thighs), egg, rice, salt, and black pepper.
    1 lb chicken thighs,, ¼ cup rice,, 1 large egg, salt,, ground black pepper,
  • Fill a large pot with water, bring to a boil.
    4 cups water
  • Make balls from chicken mix and drop to boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes.
  • Peel and cut potatoes into small pieces.
    4 Yukon potatoes,
  • Take chicken meatballs out to a pan.
  • Strain water from chicken into a clean pot. Add potatoes into the water from chicken and boil until soft.
  • Meanwhile, add extra virgin olive oil to the pan with meatballs.
    1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Chop the onion and grate the carrot. Add to the pan with meatballs.
    1 yellow onion,, 1 medium carrot,
  • Sauté for 5 minutes, then add meatballs to cooked potatoes.
  • Add drained garbanzo beans to the pot.
    1 can organic garbanzo beans,
  • Add fresh chopped dill, then salt and pepper to taste.
    1 stem fresh dill,
  • Bring all to a boil. Enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 855mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2175IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg