Tomato And Chickpea Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan. Stir in onion and garlic. Cook for 4-5 minutes or until soft and slightly browned.
• Mix in spices and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and chickpeas.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Season well with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Just before serving stir in the parsley.

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, cook onion and garlic in oil until it starts to brown.
• Drain diced tomatoes, reserving drained liquid in a measuring cup. Add water to make a total of 1 1/2 cups. Add bouillon cube and mix well (heating in microwave if necessary).
• Add tomatoes, liquid (water, tomato juice, bouillon), potatoes, and spices. Bring to boil. *Cover and simmer until the potatoes are fork-tender, 15-20 minutes.
• Add the chickpeas to the pot and stir.
• Place raw cashews in blender cup and add 2-3 cups of the simmering soup (broth, veggies, and all). Blend until perfectly smooth (if you have a Blendtec, use the Soup button). Pour mixture back into the pot and stir until well incorporated to create a thick, creamy stew.
• NOTES: *if you are in a rush, you can pre-cook your scrubbed, whole potatoes on the baked potato setting in a microwave, cool, then chop. Add to stew and stir, omitting the 15-20 minute cooking time.

Steps:

• Slice shallots finely and saute in olive oil in a medium saucepan. When shallots are a bit brown, add in pine nuts. When you can smell the pine nuts cooking, stir in spices and tabasco sauce. Cook for a minute more.
• Add stock and bring to a boil. Drain chickpeas and rinse before adding to the saucepan. Cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add in tomatoes, including juice. Cook for another 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile mash garlic cloves with salt in a mortar and pestle until they form a paste. Add mint leaves. If using fresh mint leaves, reduce them to a paste as well. If dried mint leaves, don't bother. Stir the garlic mixture into the yoghurt and allow to stand.
• To serve, spoon stew over your chosen carb and top with a dollop of the garlic yoghurt.
• For Vegetarian do not use the Chicken broth.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pot.
• Cook onions over medium-low heat until translucent, but not golden.
• Add garlic and mushrooms, cook another 3 minutes.
• Add vinegar, cook 3-4 minutes more, stirring continuously.
• Add tomatoes, chickpeas, capers, olives, oregano, S&P.
• Cook about 15 minutes more.
• Serve over rice or orzo.