Chorizo & chickpea soup

Chorizo & chickpea soup

Sizzling Chorizo & chickpea soup

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Ready in 15 minutes
Freezable

Method

  1. Put a medium pan on the heat and tip in the tomatoes, followed by a can of water. While the tomatoes are heating, quickly chop the chorizo into chunky pieces (removing any skin) and shred the cabbage.
  2. Pile the chorizo and cabbage into the pan with the chilli flakes and chickpeas, then crumble in the stock cube. Stir well, cover and leave to bubble over a high heat for 6 mins or until the cabbage is just tender. Ladle into bowls and eat with crusty or garlic bread.
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Making it Indian

For an Indian version of this spicy soup, use some cooked chicken and 1 tsp of curry paste instead of the chorizo.

Per serving

366 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 30g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 9g, salt 4.26 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2006.

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  • 2007-11-13 13:49:24.142939

    ailiejan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yum, this is a regular in our house with an added chopped red pepper.

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  • 2007-11-18 17:51:08.867806

    The Horwell rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this it's so easy! I fry the chorizo off first to get rid of some of the fat, and also add a chopped red pepper.

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  • 2008-01-12 20:02:32.846433

    floydforking rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My favourite soup to make..even nicer in winter. i prefer to use spinach instead of cabbage and also add a bit of chopped celery. like somebody else has mentioned i also prefer to fry off the chorizo as it lets of a lot of fat.

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  • 2008-02-03 15:14:11.062605

    domesticgoddess commented on this recipe

    I've been making a similar recipe for years now and it is a total favorite. I too add some celery and sweet red pepper and for a more intensified flavour I add half a teaspoon of smoked paprika and some cumin seeds.

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  • 2008-04-09 19:17:01.340586

    annemarie196 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    i was unsure of this recipe as i hate things too tomatoey in flavour, but with the added sweetness of half each of a red and yellow pepper...(what i had in fridge!), this was lovely. more a winter recipe but when stocks r low needs must!! so simple, so quick, filling and very tasty, will defo make this again!!!

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  • 2008-04-11 12:17:10.860568

    katyrouth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Probably one of my favourite soups. As others have suggested, smoked paprika instead of/in addition to the chilli works well; totally agree with frying the chorizo first too. You will want lots of crusty bread to soak up all the lovely juices too!

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  • 2008-06-21 11:14:58.88619

    weeble cooks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I will make again trying different ingredients depending on what's in the fridge and storecupboard.

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  • 2008-06-30 20:40:52.659175

    beccles rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really yummy, tried lots of times and as mentioned above tonight we added in some pepper but i wasnt a big fan. it was too crunchy for my liking. still an awesome quick and easy dinner

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  • 2008-07-31 00:48:07.976491

    murph commented on this recipe

    had this loads of times allways use tomatoes with garlic luvely jubely

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  • 2008-10-15 21:20:48.944374

    FairyNuff commented on this recipe

    Try adding some white fish (something that won't disintegrate eg monkfish) - delicious. Been making this for years!

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  • 2008-10-18 13:07:55.314842

    derekgarn commented on this recipe

    in Spain normally fry the chorizo first before putting it in anything

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  • 2008-10-20 21:22:56.728976

    Poldweia commented on this recipe

    Following previous advice, I cooked the chorizo first, but I added half a chopped red pepper to it as it was cooking. Lord and Master is a meat and three veg fan and looked the bowl of soup and said he wasn't hungry. Then he came back to the table after a while as the smell was so good. And guess what? He loved it. It just shows, it might be different but it'll win traditionalist over as it's so full of flavour. This recipe will become one of my repeat recipes. Excellent.

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  • 2008-10-21 19:46:39.261112

    Julie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I fried the chorizo and would add less water next time, we loved this soup

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  • 2008-10-29 13:54:05.611455

    jaffapie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I adore this soup, it's a great way to eat cabbage (something I usually struggle with) - frying the chorizo first definitely adds flavour to this already flavoursome dish! I made some of this for my mum, who is a bit chickpea-phobic and she loved it.

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  • 2008-11-12 20:25:49.566268

    pandora_mary rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This soup is fabulous. Simple, quick to make and so, so tasty. We made a very time-consuming onion soup from a student cook book the night before, with disappointing results. This, however was faster, easier and much more delicious - we even had a couple of portions left to freeze. Great with hot, buttered toast.

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  • 2008-11-17 16:44:53.012065

    archangelrich rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a good recipe to muck about with - I've exchanged the cabbage for spinach, and the chick peas for butter beans - both of them were quite successful. I've found if you add a pepper it needs to be sweated beforehand otherwise it ends up a bit crunchy if you stick to the simmer time, and one of the joys is that everything melts together..... Fantastic recipe.

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  • 2008-11-20 18:33:50.115495

    annie_spratt rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 2008-12-06 16:51:06.874268

    pj1515 commented on this recipe

    this was lovely-i grated a boiled egg on top and it added extra creaminess (sounds strange,i know but its what they do in spain and its fantastic!).my husband is a bit of a fussy eater and he loved it and didn't notice a whole bag of kale that i had hidden in the soup-so easy to make and has a healhty-ish feel to it.def be making again.

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  • 2008-12-24 14:36:58.771043

    Jacqueline Boux rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I'm not a huge fan of spicy dishes, but I have to say I found this a wee bit bland and the soup a tiny bit watery. I fried the chorizo and sweated a couple of peppers beforehand. Next time I'd throw in some paprika, a little more chilli perhaps and reduce the amount of water.

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  • 2009-01-02 15:03:24.917427

    cookiecrumble rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One of my favourite recipes; absolutely delicious, filling and very easy to make! Instead of the cabbage I have used rocket, spinach or watercress which all worked well. I have also substituted the chickpeas for cubed potato and added some white fish which was really tasty and made a nice change although it took a little longer to cook the potatos. YUM!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Ready in 15 minutes
Freezable

Ingredients

  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 110g pack of chorizo sausage (unsliced)
  • 140g wedge Savoy cabbages
  • sprinkling dried chilli flakes
  • 410g can chickpeas , drained and rinsed
  • 1 chicken or vegetable stock cube
  • crusty bread or garlic bread, to serve
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Per serving

366 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 30g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 9g, salt 4.26 g

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