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Greek Chickpea Soup Recipe (Vegetarian/Vegan)

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This Greek Chickpea Soup recipe is a bright, fresh lemon rice soup made with chickpeas. It’s plant-based, dairy free, and dairy free! 

This flavors in this soup are inspired by Greek herbs, flavors, and ingredients. This soup is loaded with fresh vegetables, leftover rice, and canned chickpeas for an easy meal.  A great clean out the fridge recipe!

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I’ll admit it, I absolutely love having leftovers. So much so, that I’ll purposefully cook a little extra sometime so I have ready-made food in the fridge. If you have leftover takeout rice, this simple and easy Greek chickpea soup recipe is the perfect way to use it.
 
This soup is loaded with onions, carrots, parsley, celery, garlic, and of course a little fresh lemon for loads of flavor.  This is a fantastic comfort food recipe to make  with leftover rice and some simple pantry staple ingredients!

This Greek Inspired Chickpea Lemon Rice Soup Recipe Is:

  • Bright
  • Fresh
  • Simple
  • Earthy
  • Citrus-y
  • Loaded with Flavor
  • Vegan, Dairy free, and Dairy Free
  • A great way to transform leftover rice!
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Save that Leftover Rice for a No-Waste Soup Recipe!

I’m all about saving, reusing, or repurposing as much as I can in my kitchen. This chickpea lemon rice soup is the perfect recipe to repurpose something you may be tempted to throw out. Instead of tossing older dried rice in the compost or garbage, you can repurpose it into a delicious and flavorful soup.  I’m all about saving anything I can from my kitchen, and this soup is a great way to avoid letting leftover rice go to waste!

What’s In This Chickpea & Leftover Rice Soup Recipe?

See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

 
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One Pot Greek Chickpea Soup Recipes For the Win!

This chickpea soup is the perfect one-pot lunch or dinner!  I love a good One Pot Meal, especially during these fall months when the weather starts to turn cooler. Cooking everything in one pot is one of my favorite ways to get a meal on the table fast!  All the food gets cooked at once, which makes cleaning up a breeze. And the stove does all the work for you, so you can focus on other kitchen prep while the food cooks. One Pot meals are awesome for breakfast, lunch, or dinner – check out my link here to browse more one pot meals that are ready in no time!

How Do I Make This Greek Lemon Chickpea Rice Soup Vegetarian?

  1. In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes until translucent. Pop in the carrots and onion and cook for 3 minutes more.
  2. Add the canned chickpeas, vegetable stock, bay leaves, herbs de Provence, salt, and pepper.  Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer.  Simmer for 45 minutes until vegetables are tender.
  3. Remove bay leaves from soup pot, and stir in the fresh parsley.
  4. To serve, dish rice in the bowl first, then pour hot soup over rice. Enjoy!
  5. Once soup has cooled, then add rice directly into the cold soup to prevent overcooking.
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Greek Chickpea Soup with Rice & Lemon

Kelly Jensen
This Greek chickpea soup is a fantastic and hearty recipe for leftover rice- bright, fresh, dairy free, and dairy free!  This soup is loaded with fresh vegetables, leftover rice, and canned chickpeas.  A great clean out the fridge recipe.
5 from 4 votes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 193 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 2 13.5 ounce cans No-Salt-Added Chickpeas drained
  • 8 cups Vegetable Stock
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Herbes de Provence
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 3 cups cooked rice
  • 2 lemons juiced (about 1/4 cup)
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped

Instructions
 

  • In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute for 5 to 6 minutes until translucent. Add the carrots and onion and cook for 3 minutes more.
  • Add the canned chickpeas, vegetable stock, bay leaves, herbs de Provence, salt, and pepper.  Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer.  Simmer for 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.
  • Remove bay leaves from soup pot, and stir in the fresh parsley.
  • To serve, dish rice in the bowl first, then pour hot soup over rice. Enjoy!
  • Once soup has cooled, then add rice directly into the cold soup to prevent overcooking.

Nutrition

Calories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1662mgPotassium: 218mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 4530IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg
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