*  Exported from  MasterCook Mac  *

                          Spanish Chick Pea Soup

Recipe By     : Marjorie Reed's Party Book
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main Dishes                      Soups & Stews
                *Tried & True                    Beans
                Pork & Ham

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      tablespoons   olive oil
   1                    clove garlic -- minced
   1      cup           onions -- coarsely chopped
   1                    ham hock -- cooked
     1/2  pound         chorizo -- OR
                        polish sausage -- diced
   2      cans          chickpeas -- rinsed and drained
  26      ounces        chicken broth -- fat removed
   1                    bay leaf
  16      ounces        tomato sauce
   4      cups          water
   1      cup           carrots -- pared and sliced
                        salt and pepper -- to taste

Heat olive oil in a 6-quart pan and saute garlic and onions until tendr but not
 browned.  Add ham and chorizos or sausage and cook about 5 minutes.  Add remai
ning ingredients and cook, covered, until carrots and chick peas are tender.  


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Per serving: 428 Calories; 21g Fat (43% calories from fat); 24g Protein; 38g Ca
rbohydrate; 39mg Cholesterol; 1371mg Sodium

Serving Ideas : serve with tossed salad and hard rolls


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 3654 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0