321 thick pea recipes

Easy chickpea salad with scallions, cilantro, lemon juice and a hit of cayenne. Bright, no-cook vegetarian side dish high in fiber and protein.

Portuguese Chickpea Salad with Roasted Garlic recipe

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

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.

A quick microwave chickpea and zucchini curry with seitan, raisins, and mild curry paste in tomato sauce. Vegetarian, low-fat, and ready in 30 minutes.

A quick vegetarian Indian chickpea curry with popping mustard seeds, turmeric, cumin, and ginger. Ready in under 40 minutes with just a handful of pantry spices. Vegan-friendly and naturally gluten-free.

Fiery chickpea and butter bean pasta simmered in vegetable stock with hot chili peppers and jalapeños. A hearty, protein-packed vegan pasta that brings serious heat in just 30 minutes.

This Indian inspired paneer dish is full of flavor, using several kinds of spicy, fresh ginger and garlic really give this dish tons of flavor. If you can't find the fresh Indian cheese, feel free to use mozzarella cheese instead.

Traditional chickpea hummus made from dried beans soaked overnight, cooked until tender, then blended with tahini, garlic, soy sauce, and lemon juice. Makes a large batch for freezing.

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A delicious salad that's perfect to serve if your bored of the same old leaf lettuce kind.

Gnocchi with chickpeas, butternut squash, and greens pan-sears pillowy gnocchi, then tosses them into a skillet of sage-scented squash, currants, garlic, and wilted spinach. A hearty vegetarian one-pan meal.

Baked rotini casserole with hot Italian sausage, chickpeas, spinach, fresh herbs, and bubbly Parmesan crust. A hearty, fiber-packed weeknight pasta bake.

A dead-simple 30-minute vegetarian dinner: chickpeas and brown rice simmered in a garlicky crushed tomato sauce. Five ingredients, six servings, zero stress.

Italian sausage, chickpeas, and pasta shells simmer together in a fennel-scented tomato sauce with chunky zucchini. A rustic one-pot dinner ready in an hour. Skip the sausage for a meatless version.

Hearty vegetarian stew with chickpeas, artichoke hearts, potatoes, and pureed squash in a turmeric-paprika broth. Finished with lemon and Parmesan for a cozy, filling bowl.