Name: Chickpea & Spinach Curry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: ½ tsp teaspoon Morton's Lite Salt; ¼ tsp Ground Pepper; 2 tsp Ground coriander; 1 tsp Ground cumin; 1 tsp Ground turmeric; ¼ tsp Hot pepper flakes; 4 tsp Olive oil; 1 cup Onion; 1 cup Tomato; 1 cup Frozen chopped spinach; ½ cup Fresh cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans); 1 cup Homemade chicken or vegetable broth; 1 cup Water; 2 Cloves garlic; 1 tsp Fresh grated ginger; ½ cup Cooked brown rice; 4 tsp Half & Half

Started October 26, 2022 1638 0 0

AuthorKevin Petrizio

RatingDifficultyBeginner

Here is a vegetarian meal requested by a client. I’ve reduced the number of spices to make it easier to assemble. You can use homemade chicken or vegetable broth or just plain water. The spices are the star of this dish!

Yields2 Servings

Prep Time5 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time25 mins

Spice mix

½ tsp teaspoon Morton's Lite Salt

¼ tsp Ground Pepper

2 tsp Ground coriander

1 tsp Ground cumin

1 tsp Ground turmeric

¼ tsp Hot pepper flakesOptional

Main Dish

4 tsp Olive oil

1 cup Onionchopped fine

1 cup Tomato chopped fine

1 cup Frozen chopped spinachthawed

½ cup Fresh cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

1 cup Homemade chicken or vegetable broth (Water can be substituted)

1 cup Water(or 2 cups if not using broth)

2 Cloves garlicchopped fine

1 tsp Fresh grated ginger

½ cup Cooked brown rice

4 tsp Half & Half (optional)

Place a small to medium soup pot over medium heat. Add olive oil and onions. Cook for 5 minutes to soften the onions.

Add the chopped garlic and grated ginger and cook for 2 additional minutes, stirring often.

Stir in the spice mix

Add the tomatoes, water, chickpeas, and broth if you are using it.

Raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Then lower to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.

Stir in spinach

Stir in cooked rice and half & half if using.

This recipe makes 2 Servings

Count each as 1 Protein -- 2 Veggies -- 1 Starch -- 1 Fat

CategoryBeans, Vegetables, Vegetarian

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