Sausage And Chickpea Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• canola oil or olive oil
• 1 lb chicken sausage or turkey sausage or italian sausage
• 1 garlic, bulb (cloves separated, peeled, and chopped)
• 1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 14 ounces diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 2 cups chickpeas (if canned, rinsed and drain 19 oz can)
• 4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups beef stock
• squeeze lime juice
• salt
• pepper
• sour cream
• avocado
• fresh cilantro
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, heat a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat.
• 2 add the sausage and garlic and saute until the sausage is golden brown and cooked through, breaking it up with a spoon.
• 3 add the jalapeno and cumin and cook for another minute or two.
• 4 add the tomatoes and tomato juice, chickpeas, and stock and bring to a simmer.
• 5 reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes, until everything is cooked through and the broth has thickened slightly.
• 6 add a squeeze of lime, season with salt and pepper, and serve hot, topped with sour cream, chopped avocado, and fresh cilantro. serve with extra lime wedges alongside.