For 2 people
340 Kcal per portion
Level: Easy
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 ¼ cups of mushrooms
1 potato (medium size)
2-3 sprigs of parsley
1 clove of garlic
2 cups of vegetable broth
(if using
bouillon cubes avoid
those with MSG)
2 T of extra virgin olive
oil
Salt and Pepper to taste
¾ c. chick peas beans
PREPARATION:
Clean the mushrooms,
taking care to remove all
the dirt from the stems.
Slice the mushrooms.
Wash, peel and cut the
potato into small cubes.
Wash the parsley and,
using only the leaves,
chop them along with the
garlic.
Heat up the soup.
In a small pot, put the
oil, the parsley and
garlic mixture, browning
them over medium heat for
one minute.
Add the sliced mushrooms
and the cubed potatoes.
Add a ladle of soup, a
pinch of salt and a pinch
of freshly ground, black
pepper.
Let the above mixture
cook for the 10 minutes,
covered, over medium
heat.
Add the chickpeas, 4-5
ladles of soup and cook
them for another 15
minutes. Stir from time
to time and towards the
end, add more salt if
necessary.
Serve the Zuppa with some
chopped parsley, and a
dash of black pepper (it
is better if the pepper
is freshly ground) and a
drizzle of extra virgin
olive oil.
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