Dinner for 3

Instant Pot Chickpea Potato Soup

Name: Instant Pot Chickpea Potato Soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1/4 cup water or broth; 1/2 onion; 3 cloves garlic; 1/2 cup chopped tomato; 1/8 tsp fennel seeds; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/8 tsp cinnamon (optional); 1/2 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp thyme; 1 cup potato; 5/8 cup carrots; 1/2 cup other veggies like peppers; 1 1/4 cups cooked chickpeas or 1 15 oz can chickpeas; 5/8 tsp salt; 1 cup water or veggie stock; 1 cup non dairy milk such as coconut milk; 2 cups spinach; 1/4 cup or more non dairy cream or yogurt (optional); freshly ground black pepper or pepper flakes for garnish (optional)

$6.37for 430 minServes 3

Chickpeas, potatoes, vegetables, and spices cook under pressure before spinach and creamy milk finish the soup.

Photo: veganricha.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Onions, 0.2 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.26Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
	Fresh tomatoes, 0.2 lb$1.99/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.40Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.04Typical price
	Potatoes, 0.35 lb$0.99/lb typical	0.35 lb	$0.34Typical price
	Carrots, 0.2 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.19Typical price
	Frozen vegetables, 2.5 oz$0.10/oz typical	2.5 oz	$0.25Typical price
	Canned beans, 8.25 oz$0.09/oz typical	8.25 oz	$0.73Typical price
	Coconut milk, 8.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
	Spinach, 2 oz$0.35/oz typical	2 oz	$0.70Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.78

Swaps

Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
3servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.59 per serving$6.37 for 4

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Ingredients

1/4 cup water or broth
1/2 onion
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/8 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp thyme
1 cup potato
5/8 cup carrots
1/2 cup other veggies like peppers
1 1/4 cups cooked chickpeas or 1 15 oz can chickpeas
5/8 tsp salt
1 cup water or veggie stock
1 cup non dairy milk such as coconut milk
2 cups spinach
1/4 cup or more non dairy cream or yogurt (optional)
freshly ground black pepper or pepper flakes for garnish (optional)

Steps

Set the Instant Pot to sauté, add the water, onion, garlic, and tomato, and cook for 4 minutes.
Stir in the fennel, onion powder, garlic powder, cinnamon, oregano, thyme, potato, carrots, other vegetables, chickpeas, and salt.
Pour in the water, seal the pot, and cook at high pressure for 5 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then release the remaining pressure carefully.
Stir in the non-dairy milk and spinach, set sauté for 2 minutes, and add the non-dairy cream or yogurt and pepper.

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