Oregano Chickpea and Polenta Skillet
Creamy polenta topped with a rustic tomato-chickpea stew fragrant with oregano.

Total
40 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 120 g polenta
- 400 g canned chickpeas
- 200 g tomato puree
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp oregano
- 30 g butter
- 1 beef bouillon cube
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Cook polenta in 500 ml water with bouillon cube, stirring often, about 20 minutes. Finish with butter, salt, and pepper.
- 2
Meanwhile, sauté diced onion in oil until soft. Add garlic powder, oregano, tomato puree, and drained chickpeas.
- 3
Simmer 10-12 minutes until thickened; season with salt and pepper.
- 4
Spoon stew over polenta and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
540
27% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 18 g |
| Carbohydrate | 78 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Fiber | 12 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Sodium | 780 mg |
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