Garbanzo Bean Soup

Ohhhh this soup recipe is a winner. Garbanzo bean soup is a totally nostalgic meal for me, my grandma used to make it all the time when I was a kid and I’ve loved it ever since! I remember going over to her apartment as a little girl , back when I lived in Chile, and getting a big hot bowl of garbanzo bean soup. It’s one of my most comforting recipes I have of my grandmas cooking. The best part about this recipe is that it’s extremely easy to make, and I highly suggest you make a bit batch because you will definitely be wanting left overs. I am pretty sure I have said it before, but soups are make the best meal preps because you can make a lot at once, eat it a couple times, then freeze the rest for a rainy day. I’ve always had garbanzo bean soup with fresh chorizo (a smokey, cured and slightly spicy sausage), lots of smoked paprika, a little rice and all the veggies.

KEEPING IT EASY

I used to make this recipe with dry garbanzo beans; I’d rinse them, soak them, pre-cook them then finish cooking them in the soup. Now, I do it differently, and it’s a HUGE time saver. Over the last couple of years I started using canned garbanzo beans and it has made my life a whole lot easier! By using canned beans I saved myself so much time in the kitchen which is a huge win for me these days. This garbanzo bean soup is also made with minimal ingredients and I bet you that you might even have most of them in your kitchen already! There is no crazy tricks to making this recipe which is why I love it so much. Serve is on a rainy day with a couple sliced of toasted sourdough bread and you’ve got yourself the most perfect bowl of comfort food.