This Chickpea and Lentil soup is full of flavors and will have your house smell like fall!🍁 It is the BEST lentil soup you will ever make!
If your looking to warm up with a steaming bowl of delicious soup, then this chickpea and lentil soup is for you! It is one of my go-to quick and healthy dinners to make in the fall or winter when the temperature drops and the air gets colder.
My lentil soup is flavored with some of my favorite cold-fighting spices and ingredients, and the fact that this soup is loaded with healthy for you nutrients, is an added bonus (especially during cold and flu season).
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Benefits of Eating this Chickpea and Lentil Soup:
Yes, some herbs can do more than flavor your food…. Cold season has already begun to inch its way into my home so I can use all the help I can get.
By adding these spices into your recipes you can help fight off the runny nose, that terrible congestion, and the annoying scratchy throat.
Here is a breakdown of some of the benefits you can obtain from eating this soup:
1. Cinnamon
Cinnamon does more then add flavor. It contains anti-inflammatory properties that can help with digestion, stomach problems, and can also help fight off cold symptoms. This is possible, as it increases blood flow that in turn will boost your oxygen levels.
Therefore, using cinnamon can warm you up on a cold day, reduce your chances of catching a cold and also help stimulate digestion.
2. Turmeric
The spice known as turmeric is one of the most effective nutritional supplement and has major benefits to the body and brain. Turmeric has cold-busting properties and contains a powerful active ingredient called curcumin.
Curcumin has antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. The properties help to reduce inflammation in the body caused by excessive sneezing and coughing. Meanwhile, antioxidant levels will increase and help boost your immune system.
3. Ginger
Ginger is a diaphoretic and can help you sweat out the cold. Meaning, it is a compound that can induce sweating which is highly effective when it comes to breaking a fever or relieving flu symptoms.
Also, due to it’s anti-inflammatory antioxidant, it is also extremely effective against the symptoms of a sore throat, can help fight off a those nasty headaches as well as reducing nausea.
To learn more about the benefits of ginger, click here.
4. Garlic
Garlic is one of the most effective immunity-boosting herbs. It contains anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-viral and antioxidant properties which help reduce the duration of a cold, among other things.
“Garlic provides many health benefits and has been used in herbal medicine for centuries”.
5. Red Pepper Flakes
Spicy foods are a natural decongestant and will help with a stuffy nose by quickly clearing your nasal passages.
However, keep in mind that you may want to skip the spice if your stuffy nose is accompanied by a cough and a sore throat. This is because the spicy flakes will most likely irritate your throat.
6. Cumin
Last but not least, cumin contains Vitamin-C. This will help boost your immune system and suppress coughing by drying up mucus.
Here are a few more of our favorite soups:
- Chicken and Zucchini Soup
- Butternut Squash, Kale and Sausage Soup
- Roasted Pepper, Chicken, and Gnocchi Soup
- Creamy Ham, Bean and Tortellini Soup
- Chicken Alfredo and Spinach Soup
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The Best, Chickpea and Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup green or red lentils, rinsed and drained
- 1-15 ounce can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 7 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 tsp chicken or vegetable bouillon powder
- ½ tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 3 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- ¾ cup celery, chopped (2-3 stalks)
- 1 ½ cup carrots, chopped (2-3 carrots)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ tsp Italian seasonings
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 ½ tsp ground coriander
- ¾ tsp turmeric
- ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- ½ both salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil and melt the butter in a large pot, over medium-high heat.Add the onions, carrots, and celery, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until vegetables begin to soften (5-6 minutes)
- Add the garlic and ginger and cook for an additional 30-35 seconds, until the garlic becomes fragrant.
- Add tomatoes and another pinch of salt and pepper (always season your layers) and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring often.Add Italian seasoning and cook for 30 seconds longer.
- Add broth, bouillon powder, lentils, chickpeas, and seasonings. Stir, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and let simmer, covered, for 20-25 minutes or until lentils are tender.Taste test and add more seasonings if needed.Serve with crusty bread and grated parmesan cheese if desired.Enjoy!
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