Sausage and chickpeas soup

The only TV channel that I watch whenever I am in Australia is Lifestyle Food channel. It features celebrity cooks such as Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Maggie and Nigella - show casing their recipes. It also shows culinary skills competition shows like Master Chef, Hell's Kitchen and Iron Chef. There is always something new which I can learn from this channel! T is on a carb-free diet from mondays to fridays, so I decided to make a soupy yet hearty low-GI meal for his weekday dinner which I learnt from Lifestyle Food. The way I present it is quite similar though for some change in the ingredients.

Ingredients

• Italian sausages from cold storage


• 1 can chickpeas


• 1 small carrot - cubed 1cm


• 1 potato - cubed 1cm


• 1 can peeled tomatoes


• 1 can chicken stock


• 1 white onion


• 1 bouquet garni (bay leaf, thyme, parsley and rosemary)

Procedure

1. Heat the olive oil and place the sausages in and cooked till half cooked. Remove from pan.
2. Using the same pan, heat some olive oil and pour in the onions and cook till soft.
3. Pour chicken stock, peeled tomatoes, chickpeas, carrots, potatoes and bouquet garni and bring it to a boil. Bring down to a simmer once boiled. Simmer till chickpeas are soft. (You can add a little dry white wine if you prefer- just a dash will do)
4. Add some pepper to taste.
5. Toast a wholemeal bread or any other bread you prefer and the meal is ready.