40 recipes to use up a can of chickpeas

40 recipes to use up a can of chickpeas

Adding protein and bulk to soups, stews, salads and patties, here are our favourite ways to utilise this pantry hero.

Andrew McConnell's tomato and chickpea curry.

Sweet potato and lentil curry topped with crispy chickpeas and yoghurt.

MEDIUM

Sweet potato and lentil curry with roasted spiced chickpeas

30 mins - 1 hour

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There's no shortage of avocado in this grain salad.

EASY

Farro, corn, chickpea and avocado salad with chipotle lime dressing

30 mins - 1 hour

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An Indian-inspired snack of spice roasted potatoes, chickpeas and mint yoghurt.

EASY

Kind-of roasted potato chaat with mint yoghurt and crisp chickpeas

30 mins - 1 hour

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Taking the chickpeas to a dark colour when roasting helps them to hold their crunch.

EASY

Green goddess tuna salad with crispy chickpeas

< 30 mins

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Pumpkin, chickpea and chermoula pies with optimum crisp filo coverage.

MEDIUM

Chermoula roast pumpkin and chickpea filo pie

1-2 hours

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This salad will get you back on the roasted cauliflower bandwagon.

EASY

Roasted cauliflower, chickpea and herb salad with harissa and honey dressing

30 mins - 1 hour

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Roast pumpkin soup with merguez sausage, chilli, chickpeas and a swirl of rose harissa.

EASY

Roast pumpkin soup with chickpeas

1-2 hours

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Lamb kofta with freekeh salad and harissa yoghurt.

MEDIUM

Lamb kofta with freekeh salad and harissa yoghurt

30 mins - 1 hour

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This substantial salad is a study in contrasts.

EASY

Roasted pumpkin and chickpea salad with herby yoghurt tahini dressing

30 mins - 1 hour

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Crispy pasta nests with chickpeas and greens.

EASY

One-pan tagliatelle with chickpeas, greens and lemon

30 mins - 1 hour

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Haloumi, zucchini, Israeli cous cous salad.

EASY

Haloumi, zucchini and cous cous salad with tomato chutney dressing

< 30 mins

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Chickpea and potato curry.

EASY

Chana aloo (chickpea and potato curry)

< 30 mins

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Braised duck legs with carrots, chickpeas, orange and anise.

MEDIUM

Duck with chickpeas, carrots, orange and anise

1-2 hours

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Lamb and chickpea stuffed onions.

MEDIUM

Middle Eastern lamb-stuffed slow-roasted onions

30 mins - 1 hour

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A chunky soup packed full of winter veg.

MEDIUM

Potato soup with celeriac, chickpeas and cabbage

30 mins - 1 hour

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This one-pot wonder will warm you up.

EASY

Warm chickpea and rice one-pot wonder with yoghurt and greens

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No, that's not American mustard, it's turmeric and harissa yoghurt.

MEDIUM

Green lentil, feta, chickpea and spice bomb burger with turmeric and harissa yoghurt

30 mins - 1 hour

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Chickpea pancakes topped with avocado, onion salad and a fried egg.

MEDIUM

Chickpea pancakes with avocado

< 30 mins

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Chunky pumpkin and chickpea curry.

MEDIUM

Pumpkin and chickpea coconut curry

30 mins - 1 hour

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Jill Dupleix recipe: Green cous cous with avocado tahini.

EASY

Green cous cous with avocado tahini

< 30 mins

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