It’s not chicken noodle soup, it’s better – chickpea vegetable soup! This vegetarian version of the feel-good chicken soup has all the same warm and comforting flavors, and is loaded with vitamins and minerals.

My kids have been loving the warm and cozy flavors of chicken noodle soup lately. They’ve asked for the cans of it at the grocery store, but since I don’t eat chicken, or really do canned soups for that matter, I decided to make a vegetarian “chicken noodle soup” for dinner. As Dr. Michael Greger reminded me on a recent Live with Kelly and Ryan show, “Beans are our healthiest source of protein…” You can watch the rest of the segment here. Our whole family loved this soup.

Veggie heavy soups have long been one of my favorite family dinners. If you’re the same, you’ll also love this Italian Farro Vegetable Soup or Instant Pot Lentil Soup! The small soft veggies make soups like this one great for little kids. Though I didn’t add chicken or noodles to this chickpea veggie soup, it had the same qualities we all love. If you wanted to add some cooked pasta at the end, your definitely could. For an Italian version check out this Pasta e Ceci!





This soup has become one of my staple recipes for those nights when I haven’t been grocery shopping in days and totally forgot about dinner until the last minute. I can’t be the only one this happens to? This recipe is so easy because I almost always have all the ingredients on hand. Everyday ingredients like onions, carrots, celery and a couple of cans of chickpeas.

To make it even easier, I’ve tested this soup recipe in the Instant Pot so I can give you those instructions too. The wonderful thing about the Instant Pot is that you can toss everything in and forget about it while you help your kids with homework or whatever else you need to get done. Be sure to read all the manual and safety information before using your pressure cooker.

Chickpea vegetable soup starts out just the way many soups do – with onion, garlic, carrot, and celery sauteed just a bit before adding broth. I also added potatoes, which I completely forgot about during this photo.

If you’re looking for a deep vegetarian chicken soup flavor, this Better Than Bouillon no chicken base is the way to go. It’s made with seasoned vegetables but has a ton of flavor. I use vegetable broth all the time, but when I want a really deliciously flavorful broth soup, I use a tablespoon or two of this base mixed with water. The caveat is that it is not low sodium, so if sodium is an issue for you, be sure to check the back so you know how much you’re getting. Though it does contain corn products, the website says they are all Non-GMO. It’s unclear if this product is gluten-free because the company does share a manufacturing facility with flour products. I did notice similar products at Whole Foods. If you have homemade vegetable broth, well, that’s even better.

This is such a simple and tasty soup. I’m sure my kids would like it even better with some noodles, like a vegetarian chicken noodle soup, but I prefer it the way it is. We have even made this with tortellini added at the end.