Roasted Red Pepper Chickpea Soup - Half Cup Habit

Ingredients

• 1 large onion (white; diced)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• 4 medium carrot (washed, peeled and chopped)
• 4 cups chicken stock (or vegetable)
• 12 oz roasted red peppers ((not in oil))
• 2 1/2 tsps cumin (ground)
• 1 1/2 tsp paprika (* If you don’t have paprika, substitute with chili powder)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/16 tsp pepper (black; freshly ground)
• 2 cups chickpeas (cooked)
• sprinkle thyme (fresh)
• feta cheese (crumbled)
• cream (heavy)
• red pepper flakes