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Smothered Chickpea Skillet with Rice

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

Smothered Chickpea Skillet with Rice

Total

35 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Serves

2

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Servings

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. 1

    Cook yellow rice in vegetable stock according to package directions.

  2. 2

    Heat avocado oil in a skillet and sauté diced yellow onions and sliced mini peppers for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add tomato sauce, drained chickpeas, chili powder, oregano, garlic powder, pepper, and salt.

  4. 4

    Simmer 12 minutes until thickened.

  5. 5

    Serve the chickpea mixture over the yellow rice.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

560

28% of a 2,000 kcal day

Protein22 g
Carbohydrate82 g
Fat14 g
Fiber16 g
Sugar12 g
Sodium820 mg

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