Smothered Chickpea Skillet with Rice
Savory chickpeas simmered in a rich tomato sauce with peppers and onions, served over yellow rice.

Total
35 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 2 cans (15 oz each) cans canned chickpeas
- 1 cup cup tomato sauce
- 3/4 cup cup yellow rice
- 1 cup cup yellow onions
- 1 cup cup mini peppers
- 1 1/2 cups cups vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Cook yellow rice in vegetable stock according to package directions.
- 2
Heat avocado oil in a skillet and sauté diced yellow onions and sliced mini peppers for 5 minutes.
- 3
Add tomato sauce, drained chickpeas, chili powder, oregano, garlic powder, pepper, and salt.
- 4
Simmer 12 minutes until thickened.
- 5
Serve the chickpea mixture over the yellow rice.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
560
28% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 22 g |
| Carbohydrate | 82 g |
| Fat | 14 g |
| Fiber | 16 g |
| Sugar | 12 g |
| Sodium | 820 mg |
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