Chicken and Chickpea Soup

Chicken and Chickpea Soup has oregano, Greek Seasoning, and Feta for a delicious slow cooker soup with Greek flavors. This recipe has a lot of chicken and not many chickpeas so it’s quite low in net carbs, but see tips for making a version that’s even lower in carbs.

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Chicken and Chickpea Soup is a recipe I came up with years ago when I wanted something comforting and didn’t want to go to the store! The slow cooker soup starts with leftover cooked chicken, canned chickpeas, and canned tomatoes which simmer all day in the slow cooker with onions and Greek seasonings. Then you add another layer of Greek flavor to this tasty soup by sprinkling on some crumbled Feta at the table.

I have Greek Oregano growing in my windowsill, and I used the fresh leaves in this soup, but if you don’t have access to fresh oregano, you could most definitely make this with dried oregano. Do splurge on a bit of fresh parsley if you can though. If you don’t have a crockpot, you can easily simmer the Chicken and Chickpea Soup slowly on the stove for a few hours. Enjoy!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• diced, cooked chicken
• can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
• onion
• can of petite diced tomatoes with juice
• chopped fresh oregano, or use a smaller amount of Dried Oregano (affiliate link)
• Minced Garlic (affiliate link)
• Greek Seasoning (affiliate link)
• vegetable soup base 
• canned chicken broth (affiliate link) or stock
• chopped fresh parsley

What gives Chicken and Chickpea Soup the Greek flavors?

Chickpeas, tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and Greek Seasoning all add Greek flavors to this soup, and the sprinkle of Feta cheese added at the table finishes it off perfectly!

More About Using Oregano in Greek Cuisine:

Oregano is an important component of this soup, and it’s used frequently in Greek cuisine, often combined with garlic and lemon. (There are two types of oregano, Greek Oregano and Mexican Oregano. If you want to think of the flavor difference between the two types, think of Greek oregano as the predominant flavor in pizza sauce, while Mexican oregano is commonly used in chile powder.)

Can you make Chicken and Chickpea Soup without Greek Seasoning?

Greek Seasoning (affiliate link) contains salt, oregano, garlic, lemon peel, black pepper, and marjoram. I love this blend of spices and use it often, but if you don’t have Greek Seasoning, use a combination of whichever of those spices you have.

How low in carbs is this soup with chicken and chickpeas?

This soup with Greek flavors has 11 net carbs per serving and 22 grams of protein.

How can you make this recipe even lower in carbs?

There’s a lot of chicken in proportion to the amount of chickpeas in this soup, which reduces the carbs. Just use even more chicken/ and or fewer chickpeas if you want to make the recipe even lower in carbs.

How to make Chicken and Chickpea Soup:

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1. You’ll need 4 cups of diced, cooked chicken.
2. Drain the can of chickpeas into a colander and rinse well (until no more foam appears.)
3. Dice up a small onion. I prefer small pieces in soup, but it’s a personal preference.
4. Add the chicken, rinsed chickpeas, chopped onion, and can of tomatoes to the slow cooker.
5. I used a 3.5 Quart Slow Cooker (affiliate link) for this recipe, but any size that’s close will work.
6. If you have fresh oregano, finely chop enough to make about 2 tablespoons chopped oregano.
7. If you’re substituting dried oregano, I’d only use about 2-3 teaspoons. (Oregano is a strong flavor, so use less if you’re not sure how much you like it.)
8. Add the oregano to the slow cooker, along with the chicken stock, vegetable soup base, minced garlic, and Greek seasoning.
9. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. (Food blogger boo-boo; I forgot to take a photo of the finished soup in the slow cooker.)
10. Just before you’re ready to eat the soup, chop up some fresh parsley and crumble the Feta.
11. Serve Chicken and Chickpea Soup hot, with parsley and Feta added at the table.

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

If you wanted something low in carbs to serve with the Chicken and Chickpea Soup, it would be amazing with Olive Bread made with almond flour!

Want more Slow Cooker Soups?

You can use Slow Cooker Recipes to find other slow cooker soups on my website.

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Yield: 8 servings

Chicken and Chickpea Soup

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 8 hours

Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes

Chicken and Chickpea Soup has chicken, garbanzos, onions, tomatoes, and oregano, and this is delicious with a little Feta sprinkled on top! And this soup is easy to make in the slow cooker.

Ingredients

• 4 cups diced, cooked chicken
• one 15 oz. can garbanzo beans
• 1 onion, diced small
• one 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes 
• 2 T finely chopped fresh oregano (see notes)
• 1 tsp. minced garlic 
• 1 tsp. Greek Seasoning
• 1 tsp. vegetable soup base (see notes)
• 8 cups chicken broth, homemade or canned
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Cut up enough chicken to make 4 cups of diced cooked chicken.
2. Rinse chickpeas very well in colander, until no more foam appears.
3. Chop the onion, and finely chop the oregano.
4. Put all ingredients except parsley into crockpot, cover, and cook on low 8-10 hours.
5. Just before you’re ready to serve the soup, finely chop the fresh parsley and crumble the Feta.
6. Add half the parsley to the soup and cook a few more minutes.
7. Serve hot, with additional chopped parsley and crumbled Feta to add at the table if desired.

Notes

I used my favorite Crock Pot 3.5 Quart Slow Cooker (affiliate link), but any size that's close will work.

I like Better than Bouillon Organic Vegetable Base (affiliate link)). I use homemade chicken stock, but chicken broth in a can is fine. If you don't have fresh oregano, use 2-3 tsp. dried oregano.

Greek Seasoning (affiliate link) contains salt, oregano, garlic, lemon peel, black pepper, and marjoram. If you don’t have Greek Seasoning, use a combination of whichever of those you have.

Recipe created by Kalyn.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 252Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 68mgSodium 1360mgCarbohydrates 16gFiber 5gSugar 5gProtein 22g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This Chicken and Chickpea Soup is probably lower in carbs than you think, but you could make an even lower-carb variation of the soup by using fewer beans and/or more chicken. Everything about this soup is great for all phases of the original South Beach Diet and other low-glycemic eating plans.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe for a soup with chicken and chickpeas was first posted in 2006! It was updated with better photos in 2013, and was last updated with more information in 2025.

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