Chickpea Vegetable Soup - Kosher.com

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced, or 4 cubes Gefen Frozen Crushed Garlic
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 potato, chopped into small pieces
• 2 and 1/4 cups chickpeas (canned, such as Glicks, or prepared with one of the below methods)
• 12 ounces Tuscanini Crushed or diced tomatoes (if not available, use tomato paste with some water)
• 3 cups water
• 1 to 2 tablespoons parsley (if possible, use fresh, cleaned)
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/3 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon soup mix of your choice (optional)
• hot/chili pepper flakes, to taste
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking vegetables such as frozen peas, green beans, squash, etc. (optional; skip for picky eaters)