This Spicy Chickpea Stew is unbelievably delicious and makes a great topping for baked potatoes. Spiced chickpea filled baked potato is also a super healthy dish and packs a punch with flavour too. It is a really delicious vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free meal that is tasty for the whole family. You can also try mixing it into pasta or even having it as a sandwich filling.

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I love this recipe. It’s super simple to make and is rich and full of flavour. If you don’t have the same spices, then play with what you have in your cupboard. Adding dried oregano or rosemary is a great way to make it more Mediterranean inspired than spiced.

Why you’ll love this spicy chickpea stew recipe

This spicy chickpea stew is a delicious, full-flavoured vegan chickpea stew. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free and really packs a punch with the cumin and chilli.

The spiced chickpea stovetops are really easy to make and go perfectly with almost every meal.

Enjoy with baked potatoes, pasta and even as a tasty vegan chickpea sandwich filler.

Spicy chickpea stew can be made in advance and frozen.

Ingredients

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CHICKPEAS

Dried chickpeas are really easy to prepare for eating. Simply drain, rinse and pop in a saucepan with double the volume of water to chickpeas. It couldn’t be easier t cook and enjoy spicy chickpea stew.

Chickpea stuffed baked potato really works with the spices to make a really healthy and vegan meal.

CUMIN

Personally, I love the warm smooth flavour that cumin has in thisChickpea stuffed baked potato. I recently bought cumin seeds that you grind yourself in a pestle and mortar. It releases the aroma and the flavour is so much fuller! But you can use ground cumin too, it’s just as delicious.

You can use whatever your favourite spices are for thisSpiced Chickpea Filled Baked Potato if you’re not a fan of cumin, just use what you have in the cupboard.

How to make Spicy Chickpea Stew – step by step

tomtaoes and chickpeas in a tomato sauce in a frying pan

In a pan, soften the red onion and garlic on a low heat with a little olive oil.

Stir in the cumin seeds. For some extra heat, also pop in your chilli here.

Add in the chickpeas and tin of tomatoes and stir.

Mix in the salt and pepper.

When the baked potatoes are nearly done, add the cherry tomatoes to the mix. This will allow them to keep their shape but warm up.

Carefully half the potatoes and spoon the spiced tomato chickpea mix on top.

Garnish with a few slices of red onion and fresh coriander.

Serve and enjoy.

To switch up the recipe, try swapping the Chickpea stuffed baked potato for a sweet potato.

Top Tips

For an extra kick, add some chillis into your spicy chickpea stew.

When you start frying the chickpeas and add your other spices, simply chop some chillis (remove the seeds if you only want a little kick).

Bulk make this recipe for the freezer to save for later.

Spicy Chickpea Stew Serving Suggestions

CHICKPEA STUFFED BAKED POTATO

Your vegan chickpea stew makes a wonderful topping for your baked potatoes. It’s warm, spicey and just filling enough that you’re wanting for more. You can also add some mature grated cheddar to top it off!This spiced chickpeas stovetop recipe is a lovely mid week meal.

SANDWICH FILLING

For an easy vegan chickpea sandwich filling, pop between two thick slices of wholemeal bread and enjoy the perfect vegan chickpea lunch. The fresh coriander leaves and raw red onion slices make for a tasty vegan sandwich filling.

VEGAN CURRY

Cook some fresh fluffy rice and serve your Chickpea stew with a dollop of yoghurt for those who prefer a slightly less spicey chickpea stew.

tomatoes and chickpeas with corriander in baked potato

Equipment

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Substitutions and variations for the Spicy Chickpea Stew

Add more spices, this spicey chickpea stew could be made even better by adding some extra spices. Cayenne chilli pepper offers a great kick to the chickpea stew or crushed coriander giving a lovely added sweet aroma.

You can also make this spicey chickpea stew with chicken, fry off the chicken breast and mix it into the stew. It makes the spicey stew even tastier but it does stop the vegan chickpea stew from bein vegan.

top view of the Spicy Chickpea Stew with corriander garnish

Storing / Making ahead-of-time options

This vegan chickpea sandwich can be made ahead of time and then warmed up ready to serve. Leaving spices to sit and simmer for 30 minutes or 45minutes always creates a wonderful full flavour.

I think thisspiced chickpeas stovetop recipe tastes really good cold as a sandwich filling too.

FAQS

How do you make chickpeas stew?

You make chickpea stew by softening your onion adding chickpeas, spices and some tinned tomatoes to make a sauce for your stew. It’s so easy to make spicey chickpea stew, it’s really tasty and the perfect quick dinner.

Are canned chickpeas cooked?

Canned chickpeas are cooked, they can be eaten straight from the can, just drain and rinse them first! This spicy chickpea stew is easy to make and uses cooked canned chickpeas.

Spicy Chickpea Stew on top of a baked potato topped with corriander and fresh red onion

Can I freeze chickpea stew?

You can freeze chickpeas so long as they have been drained and dry. I would recommend eating this chickpea stew fresh but if you do want to freeze it, be sure to place it in the freeze in an air tight container.

Are chickpeas high in protein?

Yes, chickpeas are high in protein. They are a great vegan source of protein. My easy chickpea stew uses chickpeas as a source of protein.

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