Garbanzo Recipe › Garbanzo Tomato Pasta Soup

A VERY easy vegetarian meal in a bowl. The combination of garbanzo beans (chick peas) with pasta creates the complex proteins a vegetarian needs. Very palatable for the garlic and tomato lover.

Ingredients

• 3 (14.5 ounce) cans vegetable broth
• ¾ cup small seashell pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped, juice reserved
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a large pot. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until translucent. Stir into pasta and add garbanzo beans, tomatoes, basil, thyme, salt and pepper. Heat through and serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories276
• carbohydrateContent48.8 g
• fatContent5.7 g
• fiberContent7.7 g
• proteinContent9.6 g
• saturatedFatContent0.7 g
• sodiumContent1698.6 mg
• sugarContent11.2 g