Chickpea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. hot or sweet sausage (out of casing)
1 lb. fresh mushrooms
2 cans (16 oz.) chickpeas
1 medium onion, chopped
2 small cans tomato paste
8 c. water
salt and pepper

Preparation

Remove sausage from casings.
Brown in frypan until cooked. Slice mushrooms lengthwise; add to sausage.
Put sausage and mushrooms in large pan and add water, tomato paste, onion and chickpeas.
Bring to a boil and simmer for at least 2 hours.