Greek Chickpea Chicken Soup

Feeling under the weather? Try this flavorful, savory soup, with immune boosting ingredients such as chickpeas, spinach, cayenne pepper, turmeric, ginger, and more! Turmeric’s main active ingredient, curcumin, has anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidants that can help with allergies, colds, muscle soreness, and even joint pain such as arthritis. Ginger helps support digestion, wards off nausea, and mitigates bloating and constipation. Cayenne pepper is rich in vitamin A, which plays a big role in overall immune system health. Chickpeas and spinach are packed with several different vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help fight off those pesty colds and allergies that come with the drastic weather changes that happen in Erie this time of year.

Check out the recipe below!

• 2 cans garbanzo beans/chickpeas

• 1 large onion

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon oregano

• pinch of cayenne pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil

• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken

• 1 cup spinach

• 3 tablespoons chicken soup base

• 1 teaspoon turmeric

• 1 cup chopped parsley

• 2 large carrots, diced

• 4 cups water

• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger (or 1 teaspoon dried ginger)

• pinch of salt and pepper