Chickpea, Chicken and Roasted Garlic Soup

Ingredients

• olive oil
• 1-2 cups precooked chicken
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 sweet potato or yam chopped into small pieces (and/or use 3 carrots)
• 1 smal turnip (peeled and cut into small pieces)
• ½ cup mushrooms (sliced, can use button, shitake or crimini)
• 1 bunch kale or chard (stems removed and chopped, leaves chopped)
• 1 bell or Anaheim pepper (cut into small, bite size pieces)
• 1 can cooked chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
• 1 large head roasted garlic (see recipe below)
• 2 quarts chicken stock or broth
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbs seaweed (I like arame (optional))
• 1 tbs dried herb blend (equal parts marjoram, parsley, thyme)
• Salt
• pepper
• Grated Parmesan (optional)