Pop open a can of chickpeas and rework it right into a healthful, satisfying dinner! These recipes take advantage of this versatile pantry staple by pairing it with recent produce, hearty grains and daring flavors for straightforward, nutritious meals. From our Chickpea Casserole with Spinach & Feta to our Chickpea Grain Bowl with Feta & Tomatoes, these dishes are filling, flavorful, and a easy approach to flip humble chickpeas into one thing particular.
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Chickpea Casserole with Spinach & Feta
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Ward, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hauser, Meals Stylist: Emily Nabors Corridor.
This cozy casserole combines tender spinach, chickpeas and brown rice with a contact of cream cheese and tangy feta. Recent dill, nutmeg and lemon juice brighten the flavors, whereas a touch of pink pepper provides mild warmth. Baked till effervescent and topped with lemon zest, it’s a comforting and vibrant dish.
Creamy Chickpea Soup
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Meals Stylist: Craig Huff, Prop Stylist: Abby Armstrong.
This creamy chickpea soup comes collectively in simply 20 minutes. Cream cheese provides a velvety texture that feels cozy and comforting. Garnished with cilantro and crunchy tortilla strips, it’s a one-pot meal that’s weeknight-friendly and crowd-pleasing.
Excessive-Fiber Chopped Salad with Italian French dressing
Ali Redmond
This chopped salad is a crisp, colourful mixture of veggies. It’s tossed with a zesty do-it-yourself French dressing whereas chickpeas deliver on the plant-based protein and fiber. Every part is chopped small for the proper forkful each time.
Chickpea Grain Bowl with Feta & Tomatoes
Photographer: Jake Sternquist, Meals Stylist: Shannon Goforth, Prop Stylist: Breanna Ghazali.
This grain bowl is a hearty dish that’s full of plant-based protein, fiber and tons of recent taste. Farro, a complete grain with a nutty style and chewy texture, types the bottom and pairs completely with tender chickpeas and veggies.
Excessive-Protein Caprese Chickpea Salad
Photographer: Jen Causey, Meals Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
This caprese chickpea salad is a plant-based twist on the traditional Italian favourite. It combines creamy mozzarella pearls, juicy cherry tomatoes and aromatic recent basil with hearty chickpeas for a satisfying dish. A easy balsamic French dressing ties all the things along with a tangy-sweet end.
Roasted Veggies with Halloumi & Chickpeas
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen, Meals Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer
This sheet-pan recipe is ideal for a weeknight dinner with straightforward cleanup. Chickpeas and halloumi present protein to make this dish filling and satisfying. Roasting all the things on the identical sheet pan creates crispy, caramelized bites that meld superbly with the creamy yogurt unfold beneath.
Herb-Marinated Veggie & Chickpea Salad
Photographer: Jacob Fox, Meals Stylist: Sammy Mila, Prop Stylist: Joseph Wanek.
This salad is a refreshing, no-cook dish full of recent flavors. It brings collectively crisp uncooked greens and fiber-rich chickpeas, all tossed in a zesty herb dressing that infuses each chew. It’s excellent for heat days, meal prep or busy weeknights once you need one thing fast.
Loaded Candy Potatoes with Chickpeas
Photographer: Jen Causey, Meals Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen
These loaded candy potatoes are a hearty dinner that mixes the pure sweetness of roasted candy potatoes with the satisfying crunch of crispy chickpeas. The chickpeas, cooked on the stovetop and seasoned to perfection, add a lift of fiber and plant-based protein.
Excessive-Protein Pasta Salad
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Meals Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
Crunchy cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, roasted pink peppers and pink onions are all blended collectively in a heart-healthy French dressing for a dish that’s as scrumptious as it’s eye-catching. Chickpea pasta, entire chickpeas and recent mozzarella pearls add to the dish’s protein.
Za’atar-Roasted Rooster with Chickpeas
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Abby Armstrong, Meals Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey
This roasted rooster is bursting with vibrant flavors. Za’atar—a aromatic mix of dried oregano, thyme and/or marjoram, sumac and toasted sesame seeds—mingles with lemon and garlic, infusing rooster thighs and chickpeas with tangy, earthy and savory notes.
Marry Me Chickpea Soup with Kale
Photographer: Jen Causey, Meals Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley
This creamy soup was impressed by Marry Me Rooster, a dish that options rooster and sun-dried tomatoes. We gave this dish a plant-based spin by swapping out the rooster for chickpeas and kale to create a comfortable, warming meal excellent for cooler climate.
Turmeric Rooster & Avocado Wraps
Heami Lee, Meals Stylist: Emily Nabors Corridor, Prop Stylist: Christine Keeley
These rooster salad wraps are full of substances that assist cut back irritation. Turmeric, with its brilliant golden hue, is well-known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant results, whereas chickpeas add fiber and plant-based protein.
Roasted Vegetable Soup
Photographer: Jen Causey, Meals Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman
This roasted vegetable soup makes use of a various and scrumptious array of greens, supporting intestine well being with prebiotic substances like candy potato, leeks and chickpeas.
Chickpea & Candy Potato Grain Bowls
Photographer: Jen Causey, Meals Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman
This nutrient-dense bowl is wealthy in dietary fiber and antioxidants. Sorghum is a gluten-free historic grain that pairs effectively with the deliciously tangy yogurt-based drizzle.
Skillet Curry Chickpea Potpie
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Meals Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Styling: Lindsey Decrease
Deal with your self to this chickpea potpie, full of veggies and plant-based protein enveloped in a aromatic mix of spices and a creamy coconut milk-based sauce.
Buffalo Cauliflower Grain Bowl
Photographer: Jen Causey, Meals Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Lindsey Decrease
This grain bowl is a scrumptious and wholesome various to conventional Buffalo wings, packing loads of gut-healthy fiber and plant-based protein. It options a wide range of recent and colourful greens on a mattress of precooked brown rice to maintain prep speedy. Be happy to swap out the rice for one more entire grain.
Chickpeas alla Vodka
Photographer: Jen Causey, Meals Stylist: Emily Nabors Corridor, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hauser
Chickpeas are swimming in a creamy vodka sauce, together with sautéed garlic, onion and vibrant inexperienced child kale. Crispy, toasted whole-wheat bread is ideal for dipping.
Harira (Moroccan Tomato, Lentil & Beef Soup)
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Meals stylist: Lauren McAnelly, Prop stylist: Gabriel Greco
Harira is a tomato-based soup featured on the middle of many Moroccan tables in the course of the month of Ramadan. This model options chickpeas, lentils, beef and noodles in a aromatic tomato broth.
Chickpea, Beet & Feta Salad with Lemon-Garlic French dressing
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Meals stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Addelyn Evans
This salad is a vibrant mix of flavors and textures, marrying the earthy sweetness of beets with the creamy richness of feta cheese, all tied along with a zesty lemon-garlic dressing. When you’ve got the time, you possibly can roast or steam your personal beets or, to maintain prep quick and easy, go for precooked beets discovered within the produce part of well-stocked grocery shops.
Roasted Chickpea & Cauliflower Pitas with Solar-Dried Tomato Sauce
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Meals Stylist: Nicole Hopper, Prop Stylist: Tucker Vines
These pitas are piled excessive with roasted veggies for a satisfying vegetarian dinner. Bibb lettuce works effectively with these pitas, however a handful of arugula leaves could be simply as good.
Baked Feta & Tomato Chickpeas
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Meals Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell
This easy casserole turns cherry tomatoes, feta cheese and chickpeas right into a hearty, protein-rich vegetarian meal. After baking, it creates a savory-sweet tomato–olive oil sauce splendid for slathering on pita bread.
Cucumber Chickpea Salad with Feta & Lemon
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Meals Stylist: Annie Probst
This cucumber chickpea salad with feta and lemon is tangy and refreshing. You possibly can get pleasure from it by itself or toss it with greens for a simple lunch or dinner. We love the grassy taste of dill, however one other recent herb like oregano, parsley or chives will work effectively as an alternative.
Sluggish-Cooker Cauliflower & Chickpea Tikka Masala
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Meals Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Lydia Purcell
This slow-cooker tikka masala is a perfect set-and-forget possibility for anybody craving veggies and heat, cozy spices. A mix of garam masala, curry powder and cumin provides to the complicated taste.
4-Bean Salad with Herbed Tahini Dressing
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Meals stylist: Annie Probst
This vibrant twist on the traditional salad makes use of recent inexperienced beans and nutty, earthy tahini plus a ton of herbs that you should utilize based mostly in your desire. Tahini can get bitter, however we stability that with a little bit of honey. We favored the mix of parsley, tarragon and dill for the herbs.
Marry Me Chickpeas
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle, Meals Stylist: Renu Dhar
We put a vegetarian spin on Marry Me Rooster, a dish sometimes consisting of rooster coated in a sun-dried tomato cream sauce, by swapping in fiber-packed chickpeas as the primary ingredient. From the creamy chickpeas to the umami-laden sun-dried tomatoes, you’ll wish to sop up each final little bit of sauce.
Crunchy Chickpea-Cabbage Salad
Photographer: Jen Causey, Meals Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman
This chickpea-cabbage salad options carrots and cucumbers, giving it a quartet of substances that every one start with the letter “C”! This chopped salad is loaded with fiber and prebiotic chickpeas, selling a wholesome intestine. Inexperienced cabbage retains the colour vibrant and recent, although pink cabbage works simply as effectively.
