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.

Total
35 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
2
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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
Cook yellow rice in water with a pinch of salt according to package timing, about 20 minutes.
- 2
Meanwhile, heat avocado oil in a skillet and sauté diced yellow onion until soft, 5 minutes.
- 3
Add chickpeas, tomato sauce, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and salt; simmer 10 minutes.
- 4
Serve the smothered chickpeas over the yellow rice.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
520
26% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 19 g |
| Carbohydrate | 82 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Fiber | 16 g |
| Sugar | 10 g |
| Sodium | 780 mg |
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