A Healthy & Delicious Spanish Chickpea Dish that´s Bursting with Flavor

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are lower in calories and canned beans are often less expensive.

sweet potatoes

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Butternut squash provides similar sweetness and flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits and canola oil is more economical.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be more nutritious while crushed tomatoes are often less expensive.

Peel the sweet potato and rinse it under cold running water, then pat it dry.

Cut the sweet potato lengthwise into three pieces, then cut each piece into cubes of 3/4 inch by 3/4 inch.

In a large bowl, add the sweet potato cubes, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, and season with sea salt and black pepper; toss to coat.

Transfer the sweet potatoes to a baking tray lined with parchment paper, ensuring they are in a single layer.

Bake in a preheated oven at 210 degrees Celsius (410 degrees Fahrenheit) until cooked, flipping halfway if necessary.

In a large fry pan, heat 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil over medium heat.

Finely dice half an onion and cut three cloves of garlic into large chunks.

Add the diced onion and garlic to the pan, stirring continuously for about 5 minutes until golden.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of sweet smoked paprika and 1/2 teaspoon of hot smoked paprika to the pan and mix well.

Add a 15 ounce can of diced tomatoes and 425 grams of cooked chickpeas (rinsed) to the pan.

Stir in 2 tablespoons of finely chopped parsley and season with sea salt and black pepper; mix gently.

Lower the heat to low medium and simmer the chickpeas in the sauce until the sweet potatoes are done, about 23-24 minutes.

Check the sweet potatoes for doneness by piercing with a toothpick; if it goes in easily, they are ready.

Once the sweet potatoes are done, add them to the pan with the chickpeas and mix gently to combine.

Remove the pan from heat and serve the mixture in a serving dish, garnishing with freshly chopped parsley.

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