Cocido (Sausage, cabbage, chickpea Soup)

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1/2 pound turkey sausage, halved lengthwise then sliced 1/2-inch thick 5 oz Beef, top sirloin, cut to bite size1 small head or 1/2 large head, shredded 1/2 C onion1 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 large carrot, peeled and grated Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 fresh or dry bay leaf 1 (15-ounce) can chick peas, drained 6 cups water or chicken stock 3/4 to 1 pound boneless skinless chicken 1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika or paprika 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, 2 handfuls, and divided 2 cups whole pasta, cookedGarnish with1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley1 lemon, zested 1 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 firm plum tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
Directions
Heat a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium to medium high heat with zero calorie spray. Add turkey sausage and steak and cook 2 to 3 minutes. To meat, add cabbage and begin to cook it down. Add onion, carrot to cabbage. Season with salt and pepper and bay leaf and sweat the vegetables 3 to 4 minutes. Add chick peas and water/chicken stock to the pot, cover to bring up to a boil.
Uncover pot and turn heat back a bit but keep at a low boil. Stir chicken into soup.

While the soup cooks, combine parsley with lemon zest, and chopped garlic Place seeded and chopped tomatoes in a small bowl and combine with lemon-garlic-parsley mixture.

Serve Cocido in shallow bowls and top with spoonfuls of tomato topping to stir in.


Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BOXERMOM19.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 238.2
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 37.5 mg
  • Sodium: 381.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
  • Protein: 18.5 g

Member Reviews
  • PRETTY_FLUFFY
    My sister's husbands sister (boy is that a mouthful) makes this and it definitely is "comfort food" :) - 2/4/08