This Sweet Potato Chickpea Soup is packed with a ton of flavour. Hearty, filling, and delicious, it will warm your soul on a cold winter day.
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Hello everyone – I hope you enjoyed the weekend, and you are ready to tackle this new week.
While the spring might be arriving quite shortly, it is still technically winter for another month. And if you live in a country like Canada, you never know how long winter will last. Thus, the season of hearty soup continues! (Excited)
Hearty Winter Soup Recipes
As a huge fan of hearty soup, you can find many ideas on this blog. I hope everyone can find something to their liking. Below are just a few recipes.
Sweet Potato Chickpea Soup
This chunky Sweet Potato Chickpea Soup is packed with some of the most comforting flavours and great textures. Plus, it is super easy and quite quick to make. I used easy homemade chicken broth, but you can use low-sodium store-bought one. The flavour will be even better!
As always, you can customize this recipe to your taste. If you want to make it lighter, you can totally use water or vegetable broth instead then. The flavour profile will not be as complex as with the stock but still tasty. Also, you can swap chickpeas for other legumes. You can also add a tin of tomatoes or even other spices (such as coriander, cumin, etc.) – in this case you will get a Moroccan-inspired variation. Lastly, you can add sliced cooked chicken or sausage for even more added protein.
I hope you like this Sweet Potato Chickpea Soup, and you will give it a try shortly. If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share your photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.
Cheers!
Sweet Potato Chickpea Soup
Course: Soups, Dinner, Lunch6-8
servings10
minutes50
minutes30-35
minutesThis Sweet Potato Chickpea Soup is packed with a ton of flavour. Hearty, filling, and delicious, this soup will warm your soul on a cold winter day.
Ingredients
- Easy Chicken Broth:
3-4 chicken things with skins
8 cups water
- Sweet Potato Chickpea Soup:
1 tbsp. olive oil or other cooking oil
2 large onions, sliced
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
2 large-medium sweet potatoes (~1,5 lb.), peeled and cubed
1 can (400 ml.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 bay leave
2/3 to 1 tbsp. dried herbs (such as thyme, oregano or Italian seasonings)
1/2 tbsp. smoked paprika
~1/2 tsp. salt or more, to taste
~1/4 tsp. chipotle powder or more, to taste
Directions
- Easy Chicken Broth:
- Fill a large pot with water and place chicken thighs in the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, skimming the scum, until the meat falls from the bone, about 40-45 minutes. Remove chicken, discards the skins (You can add them to your dog’s dinner bowl), and shred the meat. Set aside the broth and chicken. While simmering, some of the liquid will evaporate, but you should yield about 7 cups of broth. If this amount will not be enough for the desired soup consistency, you can always use some water.
- Sweet Potato Chickpea Soup:
- In a large heavy-bottomed pot heat the oil over low-medium heat and cook the onions and garlic, 5-7 minutes.
- Increase heat to medium. Add the carrots and sweet potatoes and slightly brown for about 7 to 10 minutes.
- Add the all the chicken broth (~7 cups) along with the herbs and seasonings. Cover and simmer, skimming the scum, for about 10-12 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are almost soft.
- Stir in the chickpeas along with the shredded chicken and simmer for another 5 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are soft. Try and adjust the seasonings, if necessary. Off heat.
- Garnish as desired and enjoy!
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Such a nourishing and hearty soup to keep us warm during this cold spell sweeping across the nation! Stay warm, my friend!
Thank you Michelle!
You know I love your chunky soups, Ben and this one is filled with so many of my favorite ingredients. This is true feel-good, comfort food!
Thank you Marissa!
Winter doesn’t last as long now that we’ve moved south, but we’re always game for a good soup! I do enjoy sweet potatoes in soup, but I’ve never added chickpeas. This sounds delicious, Ben! Stay warm, my friend!
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This looks like an entire meal! So hearty and good :)
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Being vegan, I like the idea of using a vegetable broth in this hearty delicious looking soup. I am a soup lover and for sure would love this soup.
Thank you Judee!
This sweet potato soup looks packed with goodness. I think I’d love the addition of sausage or chicken that you suggest. Happy souping!
Thank you Jeff!
I love soups, this looks substantial, delicious and would make a complete meal even without bread.
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Thank you Angie!