Smoky chickpea, red lentil and vegetable soup from Once Upon a Chef: Weekend/Weeknight: 70 Quick-Fix Weeknight Dinners + 30 Luscious Weekend Recipes (page 22) by Jennifer Segal

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    Can substitute chicken stock for vegetable stock. See recipe for cooked vegetables suggestions.

  • ksg518 on May 01, 2026

    Nice soup that is pretty much a pantry meal. Adding a splash of acid at the end helps brighten it. I added red wine vinegar but would perhaps choose a lighter acid next time.

  • layne_2a1rdw on February 24, 2026

    Decent. Super easy but nothing special

  • dbuhler on March 08, 2024

    I made this soup to feed me for lunch for the week. I substituted a can of Great Northern beans for the chickpeas and my cooked veg was green beans. I pureed the tomatoes a bit before adding them to the soup since I don't love large chunks of tomato. I really liked this soup and would definitely make it again.

  • Zosia on March 02, 2023

    Great flavour for very little time and effort. I added chopped kale as my vegetable.

  • MollyPellecchia on January 07, 2023

    Delicious soup. Will definitely repeat. Added frozen peas. May customize next time. Perhaps add canned white beans to replace the chickpeas, some spinach, celery. Very easy to adapt to what is the cupboard.

  • anya_sf on November 30, 2022

    Easy, flexible pantry soup. I added 2 carrots plus some celery that needed using. I had a heaping 1/3 cup of lentils which weighed 85 g and did not need to add more liquid; the consistency was good (pureed with an immersion blender). Extra salt plus a squeeze of lime at the end perked up the flavor.

  • averythingcooks on April 25, 2022

    I made this on Saturday (up to the pureeing stage) to finish / serve on Sunday night. I added a parm rind to the simmer, used great northern beans from my freezer & some browned spicy sausage meat. For my veg, I used peas, spinach, sweet peppers and finished with fresh parsley & basil. This is a great pot of soup that is easy to personalize for your personal tastes & current kitchen inventory. A repeat idea for sure.

  • Ezair92 on January 21, 2022

    Great soup to make quickly on a cold night. Love that you really add any vegetables that you have. I added spinach and peas

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