Winter Vegetable Soup with Swiss Chard, Lentils, and Chickpeas - Half Cup Habit

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion (diced)
• 3 carrot (diced)
• 3 stalks celery (diced)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 5 chard (Swiss or rainbow; colorful stems removed and chopped, and leaves roughly chopped, divided)
• 1 cup squash, butternut (cubes)
• 1/2 tsp thyme (dried)
• 1/2 tsp oregano (dried)
• 1/2 tsp salt (sea)
• 1/2 tsp pepper (black)
• 1/2 cup lentils, green
• 1 15 oz can tomatoes (diced, with juice)
• 15 15 oz can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
• 5 cups vegetable broth (organic)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (shaved; for serving (omit if vegan))