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by Reneon Jun 23, 2023
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5 from 7 ratings
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These simple Tomato Braised Chickpeas are made in one pot with just a few ingredients. Serve with crusty bread for an easy vegan dinner!
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I love a quick weeknight dinner – I mean who doesn’t? And these Tomato Braised Chickpeas are the best because you’ll probably have everything on hand already. Just cook down some chickpeas in a tasty marinara sauce with some kale (for greens) for 15 minutes and voila – dinner! I like to serve this with crusty bread for dipping and add any fresh herbs I have on hand.
Step One: Make the Sauce
The sauce for this is super easy to make – mostly because we use pre-made marinara. But to add a little extra flavor, I also sautéed onion, garlic & smoked paprika in some olive oil. This will give your base a little something extra.
Once the onion starts to get tender, add in the drained chickpeas and a jar of your favorite marinara sauce. I like to use an organic sauce for this one since it really is the star of the show.
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Step Two: Add Some Greens
After the chickpeas have braised in the sauce for about 10 minutes, it is time to add in some extra veggies. I went with kale because it can hold up nicely in the sauce. It gets tender but not too soggy. But you could also use:
- spinach
- chard
- collards
Let the greens wilt for a couple of minute – just keep stirring until the greens are one with the sauce.
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Step Three: Serve it Up
You are now ready to serve this up! I like to give the sauce one last taste to make sure I don’t need to add anything. Then top it off with some fresh herbs like parsley, basil or chives.
You can serve the chickpeas on their own or add some crusty bread on the side. These would also be really good with couscous or rice.
These chickpeas are what weeknight dinner dreams are made of – you’ve got to try them!
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Tomato Braised Chickpeas
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
Total Time: 20 minutes mins
These simple Tomato Braised Chickpeas are made in one pot with just a few ingredients. Serve with crusty bread for an easy vegan dinner!
5 from 7 ratings
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Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 large yellow onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic diced
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- salt & pepper to taste
- red pepper flakes optional
- 1 15-ounce can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 28-ounce jar marinara sauce
- 2 large handfuls kale chopped
- fresh parsley, crusty bread for serving
Equipment
Instructions
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and dry seasonings. Cook down for 2 minutes. Add the chickpeas & marinara sauce. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the kale and stir until wilted. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
Serve hot with fresh parsley and crusty bread.
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Calories: 289kcal, Carbohydrates: 29g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 17g
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Course: Main Course
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published on Jun 23, 2023
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7 comments on “Tomato Braised Chickpeas”
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Nicole — Reply
This is one of my favourites and I have made it several times! It’s so quick to put together. I served it on garlic toast and it was so good! Highly recommend!
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Turbo — Reply
Made this one a number of times. Great over rice, pasta or just by itself. Thanks!
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Rene — Reply
Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed this!
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Natalie — Reply
Delicious! So nice to have such an easy but nutritious/balanced recipe and definitely plan to add to the rotation! Added a little bit of leftover coconut milk to the recipe which was tasty. Thank you for the recipe!
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Aurora — Reply
Made this last night for myself and my 1 year old while hubs is out of town- it was out of this world nice to have an easy enough recipe to put together with a teething baby, and the fact that it was both delicious and nutritionally balanced AND my 1 year old ate almost as much as I did, I mean… what else can I say. This was a total mom win and I am so grateful I put it on my list to make. Bring on all the wholesome one pan meals! I will be making this regularly. I served it over brown rice that I made in the rice cooker for super easy prep and it was perfect and so comforting. Really made me feel like I had my life together 😂
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Rene — Reply
Thank you!!!
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