Chickpeas and Spinach Sauté
Sautéed veggies simmered with a can of tomatoes, chickpeas and wilted spinach make up this colorful dish. This recipes calls for chickpeas and spinach but any combination of "beans and greens" will work. Recipe source: “Chickpeas and Spinach Sauté”, USDA MyPlate Kitchen, public domain. Photo: USDA.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 193
- Protein
- 10g
Ingredients
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Step 1
Put a skillet on the stove on medium high heat. When the skillet is hot, add oil.
Step 2
Add onion, garlic, celery and carrot and cook about 15 minutes until the mixture is soft and the onions are lightly browned.
Step 3
Raise the heat to high and add the tomatoes, beans (white beans instead of chickpeas) and water and cook for 5 minutes. Lower the heat to low and top the mixture with the spinach (don’t worry about stirring). Cover and cook until the spinach has thawed and heated throughout, about 10 minutes. Stir well.
Step 4
Add the lemon juice and red pepper flakes and stir thoroughly.
Step 5
Serve with cooked quinoa or brown rice.
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