Vegan Chickpea Tortilla Soup
This vegan chickpea tortilla soup is simple to make but full of flavor! All you need are a few pantry staples and you’ll have dinner ready in minutes!
How to Make Chickpea Tortilla Soup
Saute the onion and bell pepper until softened. Add the garlic and cumin and continue to cook for 1 minute. Add the broth, tomatoes, chickpeas, and corn and simmer for 15 minutes. It’s that simple!
The Best Chickpea Tortilla Soup Toppings
I love adding tons of toppings to this soup! Here are some of my favorites:
- Tortilla strips (these are a must!)
- Avocado
- Cilantro
- Cheese (I like Violife for a vegan option)
- Sour cream or yogurt (Tofutti makes great vegan sour cream!)
You can even make your own tortilla strips for the toppings!
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Vegan Chickpea Tortilla Soup
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3 bowls 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Description
This vegan chickpea tortilla soup is packed with flavor and deliciously spicy!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium sweet onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded* and diced (Optional)
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 28oz can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 15oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
- 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro
- 1/2 avocado
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup tortilla strips (See below to make your own tortilla strips)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet for 30 seconds
- Add the diced onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno and cook over medium heat for 4 minutes or until softened.
- Add the garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the vegetable broth, tomatoes, chickpeas, corn, and cumin.
- Bring to a boil and then let simmer for about 15 minutes.
- When you’re ready to serve, top with fresh cilantro, corn, avocado, and crushed tortilla chips.
Notes
Note: If you do use a jalapeno (or habanero pepper) wear gloves while you’re cutting it up! Wash your hands immediately after and be careful not to touch your eyes. The first time I cut a jalapeno, I seeded it with my bare hands and my fingers were burning the rest of the night!
Keywords: Vegan Tortilla Soup
Easy Homemade Tortilla Strips
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Just slice two corn tortillas into strips with a pizza cutter or sharp knife.
- Spread the tortilla pieces in a single layer on baking sheet and spray or drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake for 2-3 minutes at 350 degrees until they begin to brown!
We made a batch the last time we made this soup and they were delicious.
The first time I made this, I added an extra habanero pepper to ours, and it was super spicy! If you’re not a huge fan of spice, leave it out. I think we were both sweating by the end of this dinner. Still, it was good, and an easy dinner to make with only one pot to clean!
Looking for a cheesy option? Try this cheesy tortilla soup!
What’s your favorite kind of soup?
This post was originally published in July 2013, updated October 2017.
I’ve learned that lesson about cutting spicy peppers the hard way too – only mine was after doing so and touching my eyes! Ouch. ouch ouch ouch :/ Anywho, this soup sounds super yummy, like the veg take on it! 🙂
Yep, I definitely rubbed my eye and then immediately ran to the bathroom to rinse it out! Ouch!
Geesh, for an experiment, that recipe looks and sounds perfect! I love tortilla soup, too, but any store- or restaurant-bought kind I get makes my stomach upset, and I’ve only made it at home once. I’m definitely going to keep this one in mind the next time I’m craving it!
Oh, and that jalapeno tip is a GOOD one. I didn’t know that the first time I chopped one up, and even my nailbeds were burning! Ouch.
My fingertips stung all night! Ouch! But next time, I’ll be prepared! haha
Oooh chickpeas! Any recipe with chickpeas is a certain winner for me 😉 I used to adore Italian wedding soup but ever since I went pescetarian, no more for me. Now I like cannellini bean soup!
Mmm! I just made a cannellini bean salad and noticed how delicious the beans were! I’ll have to try that in a soup!
I think any vegetarian and/or vegan soup in a BREAD BOWL would be my jam :D!
Great idea to use chickpeas in this soup – it sounds delicious!
The tortilla soup at Qdoba is randomly vegetarian (if you order it without chicken added) and I love it. This looks delish and I’d love to make a version at home!
Oh that’s good to know!! I’ll have to try that 🙂
I like the idea of tortilla soup too! I love your version, it looks so good! Especially because there isn’t a ton of broth to make the chips all mushy. Looks like there’s just enough! And you can’t go wrong with fresh avocado.
I like all kinds of soup but if I had to choose, I would say tomato soup because eating it with grilled cheese brings is so incredibly comforting!
This definitely came out almost like a stew! So thick and chunky. YUM!
Mmm tortilla soup is totally a summer soup to me! Love it.
I always forget to wear gloves when I cut peppers. OUCH. Next time if you forget, stick your finger in a lime. The juice helps!!
Oh, good tip!! I’m sure I’ll probably forget next time, haha
This seriously looks amazing! I love soup any time of year. Will def be trying it next week.
I don’t crave soup as often in the summer, but if it’s rainy outside, it feels perfect to me!