Garbanzo And Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium onion, minced
1 Tbsp. butter
2 c. chicken stock
1/2 tsp. dried parsley
2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
16 oz. can garbanzos (chickpeas)
1/2 c. cooked rice
1/3 c. tomato paste

Preparation

In a 4-quart saucepan, saute the onion and garlic in the butter until translucent.
Add the garbanzos and the liquid from the can, the chicken stock, rice, parsley and tomato paste.
Heat just to a boil.
Add the cheese and serve at once.
Makes 2 to 4 servings.