I added another can of undrained tomatoes plus two cups of water, basil and thyme. The soup tasted good and was very healthy.
Great soup! I only had 1 can of beans, so it wasn't as thick as originally stated, but it was still yummy! I also tossed in some veggies (carrots, celery, yellow squash, & zucchini) that I needed get rid of, as well as some garlic. I love thick soups, so I definitely want to make this again with the extra can of beans to make it thicker! Rather than mashing 1/2 of the beans in a food processor, I just put my beans into a small Ziplock baggie & rolled my can of tomatoes over the bag until they were mashed. Very easy...and no cleanup!
I made this pretty much as written, substituting orzo for the acini di pepe. It makes a very thick soup, very good for a quick pantry dinner. It could easily be thinned for a more "soup-like" meal.
ADD LIQUID! Otherwise awesome! I loved loved loved this soup. However, after reading the reviews I added two extra cans of tomatoes and one can of chicken broth. Came out a nice thick soup consistency. I served with with lamb chops but it's definitely hardy enough to stand on it's own with some nice crusty bread. I used whole wheat small shells which is what I had on hand and it was great and also healthy! I also added roasted minced garlic and a few dashes of hot sauce. I will definitely make this again.
A very appealing recipe that just didn't deliver. It was VERY thick. I had to keep adding water. More a paste than a soup. It also had no 'kick'. I think with garlic onions maybe more tomato it could be better. As is it could be used as a dip of some sort but not as a soup.
This was good for those of us who like garbanzos but was VERY thick. We used it as a sidedish but not until I added a few dashes of hot sauce another can of the diced tomatoes and some italian herbs. I also tried it cold the next day thinking it might make an interesting summer side dish but we didn't find it very appealing.
I thought this was a good recipe and would definitely make it again. I substituted basil parsley thyme for the rosemary(didn't have any) and added extra water. I also didn't go thru the trouble of using a blender to puree the beans I simply mashed them up like you would for mashed potatoes. Once done I sprinkled parmesan cheese. Light and easy!
This is a very basic soup that's tasty but if you add some veggies it makes it great!!! I had a little bit of a lot of things I needed to use up I added frozen spinach that was thawed chopped red pepper chopped onion some small zucchinis and used a small swirly pasta. Made this for lunches for the rest of this week but it was so good I ate the rest for dinner!
Very good soup. I added additional water a chicken boullion cube dried rosemary carrots and minced garlic.
