Chicken & Chickpea Stew

With simple ingredients and vibrant flavors, this chicken and chickpea stew will become a new favorite on busy weeknights. Not only is this soup bursting with flavor, but it's a healthy soup that checks a lot of boxes in the nutrition department. High protein, high antioxidants, collagen from the broth, and plenty of vitamins and minerals from the veggies. My whole family ate this up and I'm so happy to have it in the rotation this fall. I hope you all enjoy this stew as much as we do. Happy cozy soup season everyone!

Chicken & Chickpea Stew

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons ghee or olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon unrefined salt
  • fresh black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 large carrots, chopped
  • 2 cups chicken bone broth
  • one 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with their juices
  • two 14 ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 large handfuls of spinach, roughly chopped if the leaves are large
  • squeeze of fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan for serving

Preparation

  1. Heat the ghee in a large dutch oven or soup pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute longer. Add the ground chicken and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 mintues longer. Add the tomato paste, herbs, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Mix well. Add the chopped carrot and mix until they're evenly coated in the mixture. Add the broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, add the chickpeas and cook until the carrots are tender, about 30 minutes. Add the spinach and cook until the spinach wilts down a bit, 5 more minutes. Squeeze with fresh lemon juice and sprinkle in the cheese. Taste for seasonings and adjust as needed.
  2. Divide the soup between bowls and garnish with more parmesan, salt and pepper if desired.

Notes

Use this recipe as a guide and adjust measurements and ingredients as necessary.

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