{"id":20341,"date":"2021-07-15T18:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T01:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=20341"},"modified":"2022-09-06T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T16:00:55","slug":"italian-chickpea-and-quinoa-soup","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/recipes\/italian-chickpea-and-quinoa-soup","title":{"rendered":"Italian Chickpea and Quinoa Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although quinoa is of South American origin, it complements very well with the Italian seasoning of this recipe. This soup is perfect for cold or rainy days, but it will delight palates at any time of the year.<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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½<\/span> cup<\/span> quinoa<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> vegetable broth<\/span>or water<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> medium onion, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> <\/span> large carrots, diced<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> <\/span> celery stalks, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> large potato, cubed<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> <\/span> cloves garlic<\/span><\/div>\n
1 ½<\/span> cups<\/span> (28 oz) can chickpeas, rinsed & cooked<\/span>or use chard or kale, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> <\/span> medium tomatoes, peeled and diced<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> cups<\/span> spinach, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tsp<\/span> paprika powder<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tsp<\/span> dried basil<\/span>or 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> thyme (optional)<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> bay leaf<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> cup<\/span> fresh parsley, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> cup<\/span> tomato sauce<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> Vegetarian Seasoning<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
salt to taste<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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In a large pot, saut\u00e9 the onion with water or vegetable broth, carrot, celery and garlic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When the vegetables become soft, add 4 to 8 cups of water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When the water begins to boil, add the quinoa, potato and the bay leaf. Allow it to cook for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After 10 minutes, add the green vegetables, paprika, tomato, chickpeas, thyme, vegetarian seasoning, and salt to taste. Let it boil for another 5 to 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add parsley just before serving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1949,"featured_media":16927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[2706],"yst_prominent_words":[2456,1882,1038,697],"class_list":["post-20341","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-soup_and_stews","cp_recipe_cuisine-italian","cp_recipe_cooking_method-boiling","cp_recipe_cooking_method-sauteing","cp_recipe_tags-diabetes","cp_recipe_tags-low-fat","cp_recipe_tags-nut-free","cp_recipe_tags-recipe-videos","cp_recipe_tags-soy-free"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/20341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=20341"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}