Apricot Chick Peas

Name: Apricot Chick Peas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped, undrained; 1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 3/4 cup chopped dried apricot; 1/2 cup water; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Submitted by morgainegeiser

"Serve this alongside rice or couscous and enjoy the lefovers hot or cold."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped, undrained
1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
³⁄₄ cup chopped dried apricot
¹⁄₂ cup water
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper

directions

Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add small amounts of water if necessary, about a tablespoon at a time to prevent sticking.
Add remaining ingredients to saucepan. Mix well. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Serve over rice or couscous.

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This recipe is a winner on all counts. I made it as directed, and really enjoyed the flavor. It's very low-cost (less than 50 cents per serving, when using dried beans... I was given the apricots for free). I made it quickly by chopping the garlic in a food chopper, then adding the half-onion and letting the food chopper do the work. I'm not vegan but am trying to incorporate some non-meat protein in my diet. I had some dried garbanzo beans, which I don't enjoy much, but the flavors in this recipe hide the garbanzo beans & make it an enjoyable meal. The first time I served this I was out of white rice so I used wild rice, but it turns out that the wild rice flavor was too strong. The next time I ate it with whole-wheat spaghetti and it was perfect. Information: I also tried using the food chopper on the dehydrated apricots but it didn't work...they were too sticky. So you have to cut those by hand. Here's a tip for those of you using dried beans: despite pre-soaking, the beans don't get cooked all the way in this recipe. Next time, before I cook the onions/garlic, I will bring the beans to a boil and let them simmer while I do all the chopping. I'm considering adding a stalk of celery into the onion/garlic food chopper too (just to sneak some fiber into the recipe). I used up all my apricots but I have some dried mango so next time I'll use that... although I must say that the apricots made this meal a perfect taste. Overall, this is 5 stars because of price, ease, nutrition, and flavor. It's not very common to find a recipe that meets all those criteria.

styxfire
I really enjoyed this recipe. The apricots gave the tomatoes just the sweetening they needed. Decided to have this over rice. Next time, I'll try couscous. Thnx, morgainegeiser, for sharing. Made for the Voracious Vagabonds of ZWT 6.

Darkhunter

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