Tomato Chickpea Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 medium turnips, cut into 1/4 inch (mini)
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped into cubes
• 8 cups of well-seasoned vegetable stock
• 1 (20 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 pinch to 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or more as preferred)
• 1 teaspoon liquid sugar substitute (=1/4 c of sugar)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil over medium heat in a large pot.
• 2 add onions (as you chop them) into the pot and sauté. stir each time you add more to the pot.
• 3 same as step 2 with the turnips.
• 4 same as step 2 with the tomatoes.
• 5 cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 6 rinse chickpeas, add them to the pot, and immediately add enough stock to cover the ingredients.
• 7 cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 8 add the tomato paste, cayenne pepper, and sugar.
• 9 add remaining stock and simmer uncovered until it thickens.
• 10 serve.