Chickpea Stew - 3 Guiding Stars
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Spicy and fragrant, this stew will delight your nose as much as your tongue. Sweet potato gives soft, sweet substance to the stew to fill you up.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 green onions, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 1 1/2 cups yam or sweet potato, diced
  • 1 can no salt added chickpeas, drained
  • 1 1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 2 bunches of assorted greens, tough stems removed & leaves sliced
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  1. In a large, deep skillet or heavy pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add in onion, garlic, cumin and chili and heat until fragrant and soft.
  2. Add in the yams and the vegetable stock–let simmer until yams are soft, adding more stock if necessary.
  3. Add the chickpeas and let simmer for a moment.
  4. Whisk in the tahini until blended. Dump in the greens and put on the lid for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the greens are tender, squeeze over the lemon juice.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 250; Total Fat 9.5g (12% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 1.5g (5% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg (0% DV); Sodium 260mg (11% DV); Total Carbohydrate 34g (12% DV); Dietary Fiber 8g (29% DV); Total Sugars 7g; Includes 0g Added Sugars (0% DV); Protein 9g; Vitamin D 0% DV; Calcium 10% DV; Iron 20% DV; Potassium 15% DV; Vitamin K 170% DV; Molybdenum 110% DV; Copper 70% DV.
Recipe by Guiding Stars at https://guidingstars.com/recipes/chickpea-stew/
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