Bogdan Raczynski recipe - Tomato Chickpea Soup

recipe - Tomato Chickpea Soup
Recipe crafted lovingly by skeeter

Ingredients

* 1 can of chickpeas
* 1 tablespoon of oil
* 1 onion
* 4 cloves of garlic
* 1/3 cup of basic pasta sauce
* cup of white wine
* 1 cup of pasta uncooked

Instructions

1. strain the chickpeas and save the juice. put half of the chickpeas in a blender and blend until smooth. save the other half
2. dice garlic and onion
3. in a large pot heat oil on high
2. add onions and cook until soft.
3. add garlic and cook for about a minute
4. add unblended chickpeas and cook with onion and garlic
5. add the wine and cook until wine is boiled off
6. add the blended chickpeas and cook for a minute or so.
7. add the chickpea juice. if you feel you've added to much just wait until it boils off.
8. remove from heat and add pasta sauce. mix contents
9. fill the pot with water and return to heat
10. add the pasta and bring to a boil. cook until pasta is done.

note
if you dont have white wine thats ok, you can substitute beer.

serves about 6