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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
Author: Marina Rizhkov

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, eggs, rice, salt, and black pepper.
    1 lb chicken thighs,, ¼ cup rice,, 1 large egg, salt,, ground black pepper,
    Meatball ingredients in a white bowl with a wooden board.
  • Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil.
    4 cups water
  • Make balls from the chicken mix and drop into the boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes.
    Garbanzo bean soup in a white pot atop a wooden skillet.
  • While the meatballs are cooking, peel and cut the potatoes into small pieces.
    4 Yukon potatoes,
  • Take the chicken meatballs out and rest them on a pan.
  • Strain water from the chicken into a clean pot. Add potatoes into the water from the chicken and boil until soft.
    Potatoes cooking in a pot of water.
  • Meanwhile, add extra virgin olive oil into the pan with meatballs.
    1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    Sautéing meatballs in a skillet.
  • Chop the onion and grate the carrot. Add to the pan with meatballs.
    1 yellow onion,, 1 medium carrot,
    Meatballs sautéing in a skillet with shredded veggies.
  • Sauté for 5 minutes, then add meatballs to cooked potatoes.
    Garbanzo bean meatball soup cooking in a pot.
  • Add drained garbanzo beans to the pot. Add fresh chopped dill, then salt and pepper to taste.
    1 can organic garbanzo beans,
    Garbanzo beans soup in a large pot with dill added on top for garnish.
  • Bring the soup to a boil, then enjoy!
    Meatball soup serving with bread and dill on the side.

Notes

Rather than making the meatballs ahead of time, opt to make this recipe all at once - it's best to cook and eat the meatballs in the soup while they're fresh!

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