Description
This Nutritional Yeast Soup, also known as Nooch Lovers Soup, is a hearty and nutritious dish perfect for any time of year. Packed with chickpeas, white beans, and the cheesy flavor of nutritional yeast, this soup will satisfy your cravings and warm you up from the inside out.
Ingredients
For the Soup:
- 3–4 tbsp water
- 1 1/2 cups onion, diced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1/2 cup carrot, diced
- 4 medium-large cloves garlic, minced
- Couple pinches sea salt
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 can (14 oz) canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (14 oz) canned cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup plain unsweetened non-dairy milk (organic unsweetened soy or cashew preferred)
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
For Serving (optional):
- 1–2 tbsp chopped chives
Instructions
- Sauté Vegetables: In a large pot over medium heat, add water, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, salt, dried basil, and dried rosemary. Cover and cook for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add Beans and Stock: Add the beans, vegetable stock, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and cook for about 15 minutes.
- Finish Soup: Turn off heat, remove bay leaf, add milk, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice. Purée the soup until smooth using a hand blender. Reheat on low heat.
- Adjust Seasoning: Taste and add more nutritional yeast for extra cheesy flavor or salt to taste. Thin with water if desired.
Notes
- Try adding whole beans to the pureed soup for added texture.
- Consider batch-prepping and freezing portions of this soup for later enjoyment.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 12g
- Protein: 17g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
