Moroccan Chickpea Soup

Soup can be very low in points on the Weight Watchers plan and I find that it can be very useful food. It's great to have for lunch when you are dining out in the evening with friends, it leaves you with enough points to get a nice dressing or sauce that you might have said no to if you hadn't had a light lunch. I often have soup as a starter so that I don't over indulge when I have a main course; I'm less likely to have a high point bread roll or extra potatoes if I have already filled up on soup.

The Moroccan Chickpea soup is pretty cheap to make and veggie friendly so what’s not to like? This recipe serves 4 people, takes 20 minutes to make and is only 3 pro points per serving.

To make the soup you will need:

1 large red onion

½ tbsp olive oil

2 vegetable stock cubes

1-2 tsp harissa paste

1/2 tsp cumin

2 tbsp tomato puree

1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
1 x 400g tin of chickpeas

(look at me trying to hide the smart price tomatoes at the back haha)

Make 2 ¾ pints of vegetable stock. Heat the olive oil and add all of the sliced red onion, fry over a high heat until golden. Add harissa pasta, ground cumin, tinned chopped tomatoes,  tomato puree, tinned chickpeas-drained and rinsed, and the vegetable stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Season to taste and serve. Simple!

This soup is super tasty and very filling, let me know if you try this recipe. Have you made any nice soups recently? Hope all you pledgers are sticking to your goals.
Gemma xx