50 things to make with tinned chickpeas
We've rounded up 50 different recipes which use cheap and healthy chickpeas. From curries and homemade hummus to pasta, salads and stews, these dishes make the most of a tin of chickpeas...
Chickpeas are cheap and healthy and can be added to so many different dishes. We've rounded up 50 of our favourite ways to use tinned chickpeas.
From homemade hummus to Moroccan tagines, fancy fish dishes to quick lunchbox ideas, these recipes make the most of the humble chickpea.
They are one of our favourite store-cupboard ingredients, especially the tinned kind, as you can use them straight from the can. Have a few tins on standby and add them to salads, stews, curries and weeknight pasta dishes.
They're a great source of protein and fibre, so add more chickpeas to your diet with our round up of 50 recipe ideas.
Click through to see them all...
Then try our lovely recipes to make with a simple tin of tuna.
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Slimming World's chickpea and chilli cakes with minted yogurt dip
You will need: 2 x 400g cans chickpeas
Smokey chickpeas
You will need: 1 x 400g can chickpeas
Spanish-style squid
You will need: 2 x 400g cans chickpeas
Chickpea pesto salad
You will need: 1 x 400g can chickpeas
Sweet potato and griddled prosciutto salad
You will need: 8tbsp tinned chickpeas
Warm spaghetti with rocket, raisins and chickpeas
You will need: 1 x 400g can chickpeas
Chickpea and parsley soup
You will need: 200g tinned chickpeas
Chickpea and courgette eggah
You will need: 1 x 400g can chickpeas
Tuna and chickpea salad
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Moroccan chickpea cakes
You will need: 1 x 400g can chickpeas
Spicy baked chickpeas
You will need: 1 x 400g can chickpeas
Hummus
You will need: 200g tinned chickpeas
Meatball tagine
You will need: 1 x 400g tin chickpeas
Couscous, chickpea and salmon salad
You will need: 75g tinned chickpeas
Carrot and Coriander burgers
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Roasted red pepper and chive falafel
You will need: 2 x 400g tins chickpeas
Spiced sweet potato soup with garlicky croutons
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Roast vegetable and chickpea salad
You will need: 600g tinned chickpeas
Chickpea and coriander salad
You will need: 250g tinned chickpeas
Spiced lamb crumble
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Citrus salmon
You will need: 1 x 400g tin chickpeas
Cauliflower and radish salad
You will need: 210g tinned chickpeas
Spanish-style spaghetti
Mellow-spiced chicken and chickpeas
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Curry pancakes
You will need: 200g tinned chickpeas
Sweet potato and chickpea Balti
You will need: 1 x 400g tin chickpeas
Chorizo, chickpea and potato soup
You will need: 1 x 400g tin chickpeas
Chana masala
Spiced Lamb and Marrow Stew
You will need: 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas
Lentil and chickpea soup
You will need: 300g canned chickpeas
Quick chickpea and sweet potato curry
You will need: 2 x 400g cans chickpeas
vegetarians and meat-eaters to keep happy at dinner time? They'll all
love this filling chickpea and sweet potato curry, and you'll love how
quick and easy it is to make.
Homemade falafel
You will need: 2 x 400g tins chickpeas
your hand at making falafel by whizzing together chickpeas in a food
processor (or mash them), then mixing them with spices before frying.
Leave any leftovers to cool then store in a tub in the fridge overnight
to use in lunchboxes the next day.
Chickpea burgers
You will need: 2 x 400g tins chickpeas
and 'healthy' aren't two words you usually hear together, but these
veggie numbers are packed with nutritious chickpeas and hazelnuts, as
well as onion and carrots. Yum.
Chickpea dhal
You will need: 2 x 400g tins chickpeas
Greek shepherd's lunch
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Winter root vegetable tagine
Tagines are Moroccan stews. They're often made with lamb or chicken, but this one is a great option for vegetarians as it's packed with carrots, parsnips and butternut squash, and of course those trusty chickpeas.
Andalusian-style chorizo with beans
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Lamb and mint kofta kebab
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Avocado couscous salad
You will need: 220g tinned chickpeas
Spiced vegetable stew
You will need: 410g tinned chickpeas
Red pepper hummus
Chickpea and potato curry
You will need: 300g canned chickpeas
need meat to fill you up. This hearty chickpea and potato curry is the
perfect dinner to fill hungry tums on busy nights, as it's ready in just
25 minutes.
Lamb and apricot stew with couscous
You will need: 1 x 400g tin chickpeas
Joe Wicks’ vegan chickpea curry with tomato and spinach
You will need:1 x 400g tin chickpeas
Vegetarian curry with tofu
You will need: 200g tinned chickpeas
Chicken tagine with couscous
You will need: 210g tinned chickpeas
Moroccan Mushrooms
You will need: 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas
Moroccan chickpea and sweet potato salad
You will need: 2 x 400g can chickpeas
Sausage and chickpea stew
You will need: 400g tinned chickpeas
Lamb balti with spinach and chickpeas
You will need: 1 x 400g tin chickpeas
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