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Smothered Chickpea Skillet with Tomato Sauce

A cozy American-style skillet of chickpeas simmered in rich tomato sauce with yellow onion and yellow rice on the side.

Smothered Chickpea Skillet with Tomato Sauce

Total

35 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Serves

2

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Servings

Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

  • 2 cans cans canned chickpeas
  • 1 cup cup tomato sauce
  • 1 whole yellow onion
  • 2 tablespoons tablespoons avocado oil
  • 1 teaspoon teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3/4 cup cup yellow rice
  • 1.5 cups cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook yellow rice in water with a pinch of salt according to package timing, about 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, heat avocado oil in a skillet and sauté diced yellow onion until soft, 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add chickpeas, tomato sauce, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and salt; simmer 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Serve the smothered chickpeas over the yellow rice.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

520

26% of a 2,000 kcal day

Protein19 g
Carbohydrate82 g
Fat11 g
Fiber16 g
Sugar10 g
Sodium780 mg

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