349 garbanzo bean recipes

Try this light, but savory dish that is made with snow pea pods, green peas and chickpeas.

A North African-inspired vegetarian stew with chickpeas, butternut squash, turnips, and carrots simmered with harissa and served over fluffy couscous. Warm, spiced, and feeds 8.

Get some home-grown, store-bought or local farm-produced spring vegetables to make a hearty, tasty, chunky and crunchy spring stew, the fresh ingredients make the stew taste so refreshing.

Baked and pan-fried falafel made with chickpeas, fresh parsley, cumin, and coriander, bound with soaked bread. Crispy outside, tender inside. Vegetarian and flavorful.

Antipasto pasta salad with salami, provolone, garbanzo beans, olives, and mushrooms in a lemon-garlic-basil dressing. A make-ahead party dish that gets better as it chills.

These may be served in a sandwich, as an appetizer or as a main dish with pasta and tomato sauce.

Baked vegetarian croquettes made from chickpeas, couscous, and toasted sunflower seeds with Dijon, red wine, and fresh herbs. Crispy outside, tender inside.

Colorful chickpea and basmati rice salad with three bell peppers and scallions, tossed in a sesame-cumin-lemon vinaigrette. A fresh, no-cook vegetarian side ready in 15 minutes.

Lemony vegetable soup with chickpeas, vermicelli, and warm spices like turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, and cayenne. Bright lemon juice and fresh mint finish this hearty vegan bowl.

Wild pecan rice salad with chicken pairs nutty Louisiana wild pecan rice with cubed chicken, avocado, cherry tomatoes, and toasted pecans. Finished with a creamy chickpea-sesame vinaigrette.

Moroccan-style okra and chickpea tagine simmered with tomatoes, red bell pepper, cumin, ginger, and a swirl of harissa. A vegan North African stew where blanching keeps the okra tender, not slimy.

This salad is pretty hardy, but to turn it into a main dish salad, just add pasta shells, bows, or tortellini.

Boldly spiced vegan chickpeas simmered with roasted cumin, garam masala, amchoor, and fresh ginger. Ready in 35 minutes and even better the next day.

Moroccan vegetable tagine with saffron, butternut squash, chickpeas, and raisins over whole wheat couscous topped with toasted almonds. A hearty vegan one-pot dinner full of warm spices.

Thai-style green curry made with chickpeas, a homemade green chili paste, apple juice, and evaporated skim milk. A lighter, vegetarian take on the takeout favourite, served over rice.

Harvest vegetable curry: steamed carrots, winter squash, broccoli, red pepper, summer squash, and chickpeas tossed in a quick curry-ginger-lemon sauce. Healthy, fast, and ready in 30 minutes.