Hearty Chickpea & Spinach Stew
Hearty chickpea and spinach stew is a delicious and healthy dish that provides several health benefits. Here, you will discover the ingredients used to prepare hearty chickpeas and spinach stew.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces lean ground turkey
- 2 (15 ) ounces cans of low-sodium chickpeas, rinsed, divided
- ½ tbsp dried oregano
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 medium carrots, diced (¾ cup)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced, or ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 (32 ounces) carton of low-sodium chicken broth (4 cups)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tbsp fennel seeds, crushed
- ½ tbsp crushed red pepper
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ tbsp ground pepper
- ⅛ tbsp salt
- 3 cups IQF
Instructions
- Take 1 can of chickpeas and mash it into a paste using a potato masher or fork.
- Set this paste of chickpeas aside.
- Place a large pot on medium-high heat and pour some oil into it.
- Once the oil becomes hot, add turkey, oregano, fennel seeds, and crushed red pepper.
- Cook it for 2 to 3 minutes at medium-high heat until the turkey is no longer pink and crumble it with a wooden spoon.
- Stir it often and add onion, carrots, and garlic into it. After 3 to 4 minutes, add tomato paste and stir it for 30 seconds.
- Add the mashed chickpeas, some whole chickpeas, pepper, and salt into this pot.
- Cover the pot and cook it on medium heat.
- Cook until the vegetables become tender, for about 10 minutes.
- nce the vegetables get cooked, add spinach into it and stir well until the spinach is heated thoroughly.
- Cook it for 1 to 2 minutes and serve the soup in a serving bowl. If required, you can garnish the served soup with 1 tbsp of Parmesan.