Muscle Building Garbanzo Bean And Sweet Potato Soup

Garbanzo Bean and Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients:

16 oz of Garbanzo (Chickpeas) beans
4 Sweet potatoes, diced
6 Roma tomatoes, diced
1 large yellow onion, diced
5 cloves of garlic, minced
12 cups of low sodium chicken stock
olive oil spray bottle

Directions:
Step 1: Soak the Garbanzo beans in 6-8 cups of water for at least 6-8 hours. Drain out the water and re-rinse the beans and set aside.
Step 2: Place a large pot on the stove on a medium heat temperature and spray the bottom with some olive oil ( I used olive oil infused in jalapeno peppers). Allow the pot to heat up and add the diced onions. Saute the diced onion for 2 minutes and add the minced garlic. Saute the veggies together for another minute.
Step 3: Add the diced sweet potatoes and the garbanzo beans to the veggies and mix together. Add the 12 cups of chicken stock or until it is about 2 inches above the mixture.
Step 4: Put the heat to medium high to bring the mixture to a boil. Cook for 20 minutes and stir the mixture periodically. Add the diced tomatoes ( I used organic Roma tomatoes grown directly out of my patio garden ) to the mixture and cook for another 30 minutes or until the beans and potatoes are soft.

This is a very tasty vegetarian soup. You should try to incorporate at least 1-2 vegetarian meals a week. Plus, fennel seeds added as seasoning or peppermint tea are great natural ways to suppress gas.

Nutrition Facts Garbanzo Bean and Sweet Potato Soup Serving Size 1 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 158.31 Calories from Fat  60
% Daily Value
Total Fat 6.74g	10%
Saturated Fat 1.96g	10%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 6.31mg	2%
Sodium 97.96mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate 21.17g	7%
Dietary Fiber 3.06g	12%
Sugars 7.08g
Protein 6.04g	12%
Vitamin A (IU) 243.01	5%
Vitamin C 5.38mg	9%
Calcium 73.15mg	7%
Iron 1.14mg	6%