Chickpea Mediterranean Rice Recipe
If you’re on the lookout for a flavorful, nutritious, and easy-to-make dish, then look no further than this Chickpea Mediterranean Rice Recipe. Bursting with vibrant flavors and textures, it’s perfect for lunch, dinner, or even meal prep for the week. The combination of hearty chickpeas, aromatic spices, and fresh vegetables makes this dish not only…
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoonolive oil
- 14 ounceschickpeascan drained and rinsed
- 1 red onionmedium chopped small
- 2 garlic clovesminced
- 1/2 cuproasted red pepperschopped small
- 3 teaspoonsdried oregano leaves
- 3 cupsbrown ricecooked
- 1 teaspoontomato pasteno sugar added
- 1 roma tomatosmall chopped small
- 1/2 cupfeta cheese crumblesfat-free
- 1 lemoncut into 4 wedges
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot.
- Add the 14 ounces chickpeas (drained and rinsed), 1 medium red onion (chopped small), and 2 garlic cloves (minced). Cook, stirring often, until the onion is soft and translucent (about 5–7 minutes).
- Stir in 1/2 cup roasted red peppers (chopped small), 3 teaspoons dried oregano, 3 cups cooked brown rice, and 1 teaspoon tomato paste. Use the spoon to break up and evenly distribute the tomato paste.
- Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the entire mixture is heated through (about 3–5 minutes).
- Spoon the mixture into serving dishes.
- Top with 1 small roma tomato (chopped small) and sprinkle with 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbles.
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon wedges (lemon cut into 4 wedges) over each serving and serve immediately.