131 thick pea recipes

White chicken chili with bite-sized chicken breast, chickpeas, fresh salsa, and vegetables simmered in a cumin-spiked tomato broth. A lighter spin on classic chili that's ready in an hour.

Four-bean salad with green beans, wax beans, chickpeas, and kidney beans in a sweet vinegar dressing with bell peppers and scallions. A make-ahead potluck classic.

This quick and easy to make salad is tasty and flavorful, the roasted bell peppers, white beans, and feta cheese go very well with the mixed greens, tossed with a very light vinaigrette, which gives the salad a refreshing taste.

A truly authentic middle-eastern falafel recipe complete with the hard to find spicy sauce. Very close to the famous Aida's Falafel that used to be located in downtown Toronto.

Pitlai is a South Indian lentil stew with bitter gourd (karela), chickpeas, tamarind, and a ground coconut-spice paste. A tangy, complex vegetarian curry with toor dal and jaggery.

Self-crusting bean and cheese pie packed with chickpeas, kidney beans, and taco seasoning under a bubbly cheddar top. The cheesy biscuit crust forms right in the pan.

This is a great recipe- very light and a great dish for a veggie night!

Herb-packed chickpea falafel patties loaded with cumin, basil, marjoram, thyme, and tahini, pan-fried until golden brown and stuffed into whole wheat pita pockets with fresh veggies.

Pasta and bean soup with chickpeas, kidney beans, elbow macaroni, and tomato paste in herbed vegetable stock. A filling 30-minute vegetarian soup with Italian flair.

Homemade meatball soup with bow-tie pasta, chickpeas, spinach, and mushrooms in a basil tomato broth. Italian comfort in a bowl that feeds the whole family.

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.

Vegan hearty stew with dried chickpeas and kidney beans simmered in a curry-soy broth, thickened with pureed parsnips, and loaded with carrots, zucchini, bulgur, pasta, and spinach.

Mulligatawny soup simmers chickpeas, vegetables, and coconut milk with turmeric, coriander, and dried chili, then gets blended smooth and finished with lemon and cilantro.

Homemade vegetable hummus stuffed into whole wheat pita pockets with Monterey Jack cheese, fresh tomato slices, and alfalfa sprouts. A quick vegetarian sandwich ready in 25 minutes using the microwave.

Spicy shrimp and fish patties with ginger, cilantro, mint, and cayenne, coated in breadcrumbs and dipped in a chickpea flour batter before frying golden. South Asian-style seafood kebabs.

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.