Broccoli and cheese soup is amazing and comforting; however, sometimes you don’t want to use so much processed cheese, but you still want a delicious and amazing broccoli soup recipe.
Enter: Chickpea and Broccoli Soup.
This recipe is amazing and delicious and all the things that you want in a soup while being a better option for your goals.
Why You’ll Love This Chickpea and Broccoli Soup Recipe
- Meal Prep Friendly – this recipe only gets better as it sits and allows the flavors to merry together and lasts for up to 4-5 days in the fridge which makes it a great option to eat all week long
- Flavorful – You won’t believe how much flavor you get out of these simple ingredients and when all combined are something incredible
- Comforting – This dish hits all the comfort vibes that you want in a soup while being leveled up
Soup Ingredients
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- Broccoli – The star of the show. You can use both the florets and the stems if you want!
- Substitution- This can be also done with cauliflower if you’d prefer.
- Chickpeas – Not only are chickpeas adding protein for this recipe, but they are also providing a varied texture that compliments this recipe well.
- Substitution – you can also use white beans instead – great northern, cannellini, or butter beans for example
- Aromatics – We’re using onion, garlic, and ginger to start building base layers of flavor. We suggest a yellow onion, as well as fresh garlic and ginger.
- Substitution – You could also use white onions and well.
- Lemon – When adding lemon at the end of a recipe in a soup like this, the vibrance adds a finishing layer or flavor that just aids in bringing everything together.
- Canned Coconut Milk – in dairy-based recipes, one uses heavy cream to add richness and a bit of creaminess to dishes. Canned coconut milk is mimicking that in the same way.
- Substitution – If you are allergic, you can use a creamy non-dairy milk like soy or creamy oat.
- Vegetable Stock – we’re just using this for the liquid component to our soup
- Spices – we’re using a variety of dried spices to bring together and heighten all the flavors of this dish.
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
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Creamy Vegan Chickpea Broccoli Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 6-8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 4 cups low or no sodium vegetable broth (960g)
- 30 ounces cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed (2 cans or 850g)
- 5-6 cups broccoli florets, cut into bite size pieces (450g)
- 13.5 ounces canned coconut milk, (382g)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large pot, add 2 tablespoon olive oil and heat over medium heat. Once hot, add in 1 diced onion and ¼ teaspoon salt. Stir together and let cook for 5-7 minutes until soft and translucent.
- Add in 6-8 cloves minced garlic and 1 tablespoon grated ginger. Stir and let cook for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add in 1 ½ teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon each ground coriander and turmeric, ½ teaspoon each black pepper, smoked paprika, garam masala, and salt and stir. Cook for 30-60 seconds, then add ½ cup of your vegetable stock and scrap the bottom of your pot and stir together.
- Then add remaining 3 ½ cups vegetable broth and all of your chickpeas. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Then, add in your 5-6 cups of broccoli and cook for another 5-8 minutes depending on your preference.
- Pour in coconut milk and stir together. Turn off heat and add in your lemon juice. Stir together and adjust seasonings to taste.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
This recipe will last up to 4-5 days in the fridge when made as instructed. Once cooled, store in an air tight container.
Yes! You’ll want to swap the coconut milk with a safe for you unsweetened non-dairy milk. Otherwise, there are no other Top 9 Allergens.
Of course, recommendations would be another can of chickpeas, white beans, cubed tofu, cooked lentils, and/or serving this with grains like quinoa or farro.
I love this soup. It is so flavorful and full of two ingredients that I love.
Yes! We’re so happy to hear that you enjoyed the recipe!!
This soup was so delicious! Also easy to make and simple ingredients. I will definitely be making this again.
This is awesome! We’re so glad to hear that you enjoyed the recipe enough to make it a part of your regular rotation!
Delicious! I made it as written but wanted a little more umami flavor, so I added a tablespoon of white miso paste.
Next time I make it I’ll try toasting some black mustard seeds and cumin seeds in the oil first, and maybe add some curry leaves.
All my experiments aside, this is a great soup just the way it is. The richness is about as close as you can get to broccoli cheddar soup without a few pounds of cheese.
Wow! We love your ideas on how to add even more goodness to this recipe. thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience. We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
THE BOMB!!!! We love this soup…is going to a regular especially since we both adore broccoli
Thank you so much! We’re so glad that this recipe was a hit for you!
Great soup for a cold winter day. I did add a potato and swapped coconut milk for cashew cream since I already had some on hand and my partner asked to have to blended all together so I did that as well. We ate it with some homemade Italian bread and loved it!
So happy to hear you enjoyed it!
I made this during a snowstorm is it was beyond amazing. I will definitely make it again.
So happy that you loved the recipe!
I really had no idea that vegan meals could be this good. This was the first recipe from here I’ve tried & it was amazing. I followed it exactly & its quite obvious you know what spices work well & how ingredients compliment each other. The way it’s broken down makes it so easy to follow. I cant wait to make more recipes!
Wow! Thank you so much for giving the recipe a try. We’re so excited to hear that you enjoyed it and can’t wait to hear about other recipes of ours that you try!