Easy 5-Ingredient Quinoa Pea Soup (Healthy, WW-Friendly)
This fiber-rich, low-fat soup can be ready in about 30 minutes with just a handful of common ingredients and can easily be personalized with your favorite toppings.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup quinoa, well rinsed
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2-1/2 cups (about 10 ounces) frozen green peas
- 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) low sodium chicken broth (3-1/2 cups)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
Optional Toppings
- Plain Greek yogurt, light sour cream, shaved Parmesan, crumbled Feta (or favorite cheese), bacon bits (or bacon crumbles), chives, green onion, croutons, etc.
Instructions
- Add water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the quinoa, cover the pot, and reduce heat to a simmer until water absorbed and quinoa is cooked, about 15 minutes.
- While the quinoa is cooking, heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the onion until translucent and tender.
- Add the peas and and chicken broth to the onion and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer, uncovered, until peas are heated through, about 5 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender, or regular blender, puree the soup to desired consistency. Return pureed soup to pan; stir in the quinoa, salt and pepper and cook until heated through.
- Serve with additional toppings, if desired.
- Store soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
Serving size: about 1 cup
WW Points: 2
Check the WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 7 PointsPlus (Old plan) Cooking Tips:
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 7 PointsPlus (Old plan) Cooking Tips:
- Short on time, cook your quinoa ahead of time and add to the soup after it's been pureed.
- Look for pre-chopped onion in your groceries freezer aisle.
- Don't like or can't find quinoa, try substituting brown rice instead.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 241mg | Potassium: 372mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 465IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg