A vegetarian chickpea recipe to serve for dinner. Like every night of the week.
I found this chickpea recipe a while back on Pinterest. The first time I ever made it, I thought it was one of the most difficult recipes on the planet Earth. Who has time to wipe out a pot after wilting spinach? Who has time to wait for the spinach to wilt? No one.
Since making it that very first time, I’ve come up with a few shortcuts, and have adapted it to our tastes. This is one of my very favorites because it only requires pantry items, meaning that if I’ve forgotten to go to the grocery store, I can generally whip this up. Only needing eggs, onions, canned tomatoes, broth, and garbanzo beans is really convenient!
I always throw in extra kale to add more nutritional value to the dish – if you don’t already love kale, check this article out – usually, I just grab a bag of preserved kale from last year’s garden, and toss it right on in!
Sometimes goat cheese also gets thrown in, sometimes we use shallots, and sometimes we omit the greens (if the fridge is sparse). This is also a great vegetarian recipe – it’s actually hard to believe something this good is vegetarian, but I didn’t write the rule book.
The fried egg on top is sort of like chocolate sauce on top of strawberry ice cream. This whole dish is as good as any steak you can find, and it’s even cowboy approved.
The Recipe
Chickpea Kale Stew
Ingredients
- 1 can garbanzo beans rinsed
- 3 cups kale de-veined/stemmed
- 1 large white onion finely choped
- 4 cloves garlic finely diced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 teaspoons Cumin
- 2 cups chicken broth or broth of choice
- 2 14 oz. cans roasted diced tomatoes
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add onion & garlic, and saute until fragrant.
- Stir in cumin, garbanzo beans, and kale, and saute until cumin is toasted.
- Reduce heat and add tomatoes, let simmer until the broth has reduced by half. About 10 minutes.
- Add in broth, and scrape up any bits stuck to the bottom (aka liquid gold). Simmer until the mixture becomes stewlike, another 10 minutes.
- In a separate skillet:
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, fry eggs ‘sunny side up’ until cooked to liking.
- Serve in a large bowl, and top with a fried egg.
What’s your favorite way to enjoy meatless Monday? Let me know in the comments below!!
That is a beautiful dish! And yes, it looks like something I will eat for dinner EVERY night. For meatless Mondays I just usually stick to salad (boring I know). I must try this!
Salads are more of an accomplishment for me than any meal – I am just starting to discover what kind of salads I like! I’d love to know your favorite recipes!
This looks delicious!
Thank you Ronda!!
That is the perfect egg – and what a great combo! I love these ‘pantry meals’ and mine often include chickpeas or lentils. Thank you for the inspiration!
hah thank you Ahu, it rarely happens, but I watched it closely!!!
Sounds interesting… Certainly worth a try.
Justin, if you like Moroccan inspired food, you will love this! If not, you probably won’t care for it :)
Oh my! This sounds and looks so delicious! Pinned for later!
Thanks so much Sam! I love making this!
This looks wonderful! Always looking for filling and healthy vegetarian ideas!
Thank you! Yep – when I first made this, I knew it was a winner!
This is VERY different than anything I’ve had or made before. Totally down for giving this a whirl, though! I like everything that’s in it!
I liked it because it was healthy, and included canned goods for night’s when I didn’t want to cook meat or have to have anything special. It’s turned out to be a crowd favorite!!
Oh my goodness this looks so good (course anything with a fried egg is a YAAAAS in my book!)
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How appetizing the dish looks! For any occasion this wonderful recipe is useful, because I like chickpeas so much.
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