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Comforting and Healing Vegan Chickpea Rice Soup with Veggies. A glutenfree variation of Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup. Easy 1 Pot 30 minute meal. Instant Pot option Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe. Soyfree option Jump to Recipe
Spring sometimes brings sniffles and a warm comforting brothy soup is what gets me through it! This Chickpea Rice soup is the answer to the chikin noodle soup that cures all. Garlic and veggies cooked to golden, then herbs, flavors and broth simmered with cooked chickpeas and rice! Use noodles, vegan chikin subs for variation.
This Soup is delicious, healing and satisfying. It needs 1 Pot and less than 30 minutes! Change up the herbs to preference. Add more veggies for a hearty soup.
Ingredients for Vegan Chickpea Rice soup and Substitution options
- Onion, garlic, carrots and celery are the base for the brothy soup flavor.
- Thyme, oregano, poultry seasoning add the herb and chikin noodle soup flavor profile. See the recipe for alternate herb substitutes
- Onion powder, black pepper, soy/tamari intensify the above profile with salty, peppery, comforting flavors.
- Chickpeas are the protein in the soup. You can use a cup of soy curls instead, or other chikin subs such as shredded seitan or jackfruit.
- White basmati rice is used in the recipe for the noodles making the soup gluten-free. White Basmati rice is easier to digest and works out better if using the soup during recovery. Sub partially cooked brown rice and simmer for a few minutes longer until well done for variation. Or sub noodles or pasta instead of rice. Partially cooking brown rice ensures that it doesnt take too long to cook in the broth. If you cook the brown rice in the salty broth it might take upwards of 30 mins which will make the veggies very mushy.
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Vegan Chickpea Rice Soup
Comforting and Healing Vegan Chickpea Rice Soup with Veggies. A glutenfree variation of Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup. Easy 1 Pot 30 minute meal. Instant Pot option Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe. Soyfree option
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil, or use 3 tbsp broth
- 1/2 medium onion, , chopped
- 4 to 6 cloves of garlic, , finely chopped
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 4 celery stalks, , chopped small
- 1 tsp fresh thyme, or 1/2 tsp dried
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning, or 1/2 tsp sage, generous dashes of rosemary, nutmeg, marjoram
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/8 tsp or more black pepper to taste
- 4.5 to 5 cups broth
- 15 oz can of chickpeas or 1.25 cups cooked
- 1/2 tsp salt, , less or more depending on if the veggie broth is salted
- 1 to 2 tsp soy sauce, , tamari for gluten-free, coconut aminos for soy-free
- 1/3 cup long grain whit rice, , (I use white basmati, see notes for brown rice), washed well and drained
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and carrots and cook for 2 mins Add celery, herbs, spices and mix in. Cook for 2 mins
- Add the broth, chickpeas, salt, soy sauce and mix.
- Add the rice and bring to a rolling boil. Cook partially covered for 12 to 15 mins until rice is cooked and the flavors have developed.
- Taste and adjust salt and flavor. Add more herbs, some garlic powder, lime juice, black or white pepper if needed. Serve the soup garnished with parsley or cilantro
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Notes
Instant Pot: Follows Steps 1 and 2 on saute. Add the rice and 4 cups of broth and mix in. Close the lid and pressure cook for 5 to 6 mins. Let the pressure release naturally. Saute for a few mins to reduce broth if needed. Taste and adjust flavor, garnish and serve.
Substitutes:
- Chickpeas are the protein in the soup. You can use a cup of soy curls instead, other beans, or other chikin subs such as shredded seitan or jackfruit.
- White basmati rice subs for the noodles making the soup gluten-free. Sub partially cooked brown rice and simmer for a few minutes longer until well done for variation. Or sub 7 oz noodles or pasta instead of rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 267kcal, Carbohydrates: 47g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 4g, Sodium: 389mg, Potassium: 472mg, Fiber: 9g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 5395IU, Vitamin C: 5.5mg, Calcium: 88mg, Iron: 3.5mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Thank you so much for your recipes! I’ve made about 25 at least! Making this soup tomorrow, as the fires in California have my asthma acting up. Would it be fine to sub wild rice?
Thank you,
Nicole
oh my! I hope that the soup helps & all is well over there. 🙏 well, no wild rice requires longer cooking time – so cook it separately first.
This hearty soup is so flavorful and delicious that I make it at least once a week, even in the middle of these super hot Las Vegas Summer Days. Now that is saying a lot!
crazy! I love it – hot stuff
Made this last night, so easy and yummy!
Glad you enjoyed this!
Sounds delicious, Richa! I’ve been looking for a scrumptious vegan rice soup. This one sounds perfect! I’m vegan, but my husband is not.
With a couple of your substitutions, I feel sure he will enjoy it as well!
Thank you! 🙂
Carolyn Pettie 🌱🥕
Husband and I enjoyed this recipe.
thank you
You did it again, Richa: perfect combination of spices, easy, filling, cheap – and minimum dishes. All boxes checked! Thank you for another great recipe!
thanks!
Loved this! My 15 month old also devoured it, so major win! I used wild rice and added juice from one lime toward the end. It provided such a great “chicken” soup satisfaction on this cold night. The best part was the simple list of ingredients and how quickly it came together. Will definitely be making again!
awesome
Awesome. Perfect comfort food for a cold night. 👌🏻
By far the best chickenless soup I’ve tried. I’ve found that using dry chickpeas that I’ve cooked in my IP taste much better than canned. I don’t rinse the chickpeas, which gives it a thicker broth and adds flavor. Adding the suggested dash of white pepper takes it over the top.
Absolutely delicious. So much flavor and easy to make.