Chicken and Chickpea Soup in a Soup Maker
A hearty but balanced chicken and chickpea soup made in the Ninja Soup Maker, with tomatoes, gentle spices and a fresh basil finish.
Servings: 4
Calories: 361kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 400 g tin chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 100 g courgette chopped
- 300 g boneless, skinless, chicken thighs* chopped
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 750 ml chicken stock
- 30 g baby spinach
- 6 basil leaves
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to the soup maker jug and select the Sauté function. Add the onion and garlic and cook for a few minutes until slightly softened. This step is optional, if your soup maker doesn't have a sauté function you can skip it.
- Add the chickpeas, courgette, red pepper, chopped tomatoes, raw chicken thighs, tomato purée, smoked paprika and cumin. If you are using a different soup maker to the Ninja Soup Maker you will need to precook the chicken first.
- Add the chicken stock powder, then pour in hot water up to the MAX line on the jug (this is around 750ml if making stock separately). Give everything a gentle stir if needed.
- Put the lid on and select the Chunky Soup programme.
- Once the cycle has finished, carefully remove the lid and stir in the spinach and basil leaves, roughly torn by hand.
- Replace the lid and use the Pulse function a few times to lightly break everything up. If the soup is too thick, add a little extra hot water or stock until you reach your preferred consistency.
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Notes
*if you are not using a Ninja Soup Maker you will need to precook the chicken rather than add it raw, or use leftovers. You can use chicken breast instead of thighs if you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 629mg | Potassium: 779mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2026IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3mg
