Turkey Sausage and Garbanzo Soup
Easy to make, simple and delicious this soup is protein-rich and light in carbs.
The original recipe is spicy but because of my daughter, rather than including the jalapeno in the soup itself, I chop it up put on top with the avocado and chopped cilantro when serving.
Variations:
- Instead of turkey sausage, use Italian sausage or Mexican chorizo
- Instead of garbanzo, use white beans (or any other beans)
- Add one or two chopped carrots
- Add 1 chopped bell pepper (any color)
- Add one potato, chopped smalle so it doesn’t prolong cooking time
- The last 5 minutes, add spinach, kale or other chopped greens (swiss chard, mustard greens)
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3/4 pound turkey sausage casings removed, sliced thick
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 8 large garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 cup tomato chopped (can use canned)
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced seeded jalapeño chili optional
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2dried
- 2 15-ounce cans garbanzo beans
- 2 - 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 avocado peeled, chopped or sliced
- fresh cilantro chopped
Adjust servings: servings
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Instructions
- Heat olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add turkey sausage and chopped onion, sauté until sausage is golden brown and cooked through, breaking up sausage with back of fork, about 5 minutes. Add chopped garlic and cook another 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium.
- Add tomatoes with their juices, sliced jalapeño, chili, ground cumin and chopped fresh rosemary. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add garbanzo beans and 2 cups chicken broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup 15 minutes. If needing additional liquid, add another cup of chicken broth.
- Stir in fresh lemon juice.
- Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve topped with sliced avocado and chopped cilantro.
Recipe Notes
Modified from https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spicy-garbanzo-bean-and-turkey-sausage-soup-458
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