This Spanish chickpea stew will warm your belly on cold winter days. It is so easy to make, requiring one pot and 30 minutes of your time. Vegetarian-friendly too!
Here are a few ingredient substitutions you can make for variety or personal preferences:
- instead of chickpeas, use red or white kidney beans
- instead of zucchini, use parsnips
- instead of passata, use tomato puree
Homemade sourdough bread would go well with this stew too.


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For another belly-warming meal, check out my Slow Cooker Rump Roast recipe.
Spanish Chickpea Stew
Equipment
- one large pot
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic sliced
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 1 zucchini diced
- ⅔ cup 160 ml vegetable stock
- 1 cup 170g chickpeas
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 2 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1 cup 240 ml passata or tomato puree
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Gently cook the onion and garlic for about 5 minutes, until softened.1 tbsp. olive oil, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic
- Add the diced bell pepper and zucchini to the onions, season with salt and pepper and fry for a further 5 minutes.1 bell pepper, 1 zucchini, salt and pepper
- Increase the heat, add the vegetable stock, bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes.⅔ cup 160 ml vegetable stock
- Add the chickpeas, oregano and smoked paprika. Stir.1 cup 170g chickpeas, 1 tsp. oregano, 2 tsp. smoked paprika
- Finally, add in the passata (or tomato puree), mix and cook for a further 5 minutes.1 cup 240 ml passata
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
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Notes
- 186 cal
- 5g fats
- 31g carbs
- 8g protein