This Spinach and Chickpeas recipe is a quick and easy vegan dinner that’s made with canned chickpeas, tomatoes, spinach, onion and garlic.  I like to garnish it with basil, tomatoes and parmesan cheese.

skillet of cooked chickpeas and spinach

 

Spinach and Chickpeas is one of those easy vegan dinner recipes that’s quick and easy to make any night of the week. 

skillet with wooden spoon and cooked chickpeas and spinach

Spinach and Chickpeas Recipe

This is one of those easy vegan chickpea recipes that uses humble ingredients.  

  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Fresh ripe tomatoes
  • White onion, diced
  • Garlic
  • Canned chickpeas
  • Chopped baby spinach
  • Seasoning (just salt and freshly ground black pepper)
  • Fresh basil
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Parmesan cheese (optional)

Variations

  • Squeeze lemon juice over the mix just before serving
  • Sprinkle in a little Italian season while it cooks (1-2 teaspoons)
  • Toss in a tablespoon or two of chopped kalamata olives

How to Make Spinach and Chickpeas

This easy vegan dinner recipe comes together in about 25 minutes start-to-finish.

  1. Sauté onion, garlic and tomatoes:  Heat oil in pan and saute onion, garlic and tomatoes
  2. Garbanzo beans:  Stir in garbanzo beans
  3. Baby spinach:  Fold in baby spinach.
  4. Broth:   Add 3-4 tablespoons water or broth if mixture isn’t moist enough.
  5. Garnish:  Garnish with basil ribbons, pan-roasted cherry tomatoes and parmesan cheese.

skillet of cooked onions and tomatoes

skillet of cooked onions and tomatoes

Because fresh spinach goes bad so quickly, I freeze a lot of it so I can have it on hand to make easy vegan meals like this one.

skillet and wooden spoon with cooked chickpeas and spinach

Here’s my link on How to Freeze Spinach to add to soups, stews and smoothies.  It’s super easy to do and having frozen spinach cubes stashed in the freezer to add to recipes makes life a little easier.  And I like to give the spinach a quick chopping before I freeze it so it’s easier to eat after its cooked.

ice cube tray filled with fresh spinach for freezing

Health Benefits of Spinach

  • Anti-inflammatory (has more than a dozen different flavonoid compounds)
  • Rich with vitamin C
  • Good source of vitamin E, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids)
  • Good source of manganese, zinc, selenium and vitamin K.

Health Benefits of Chickpeas

  • Rich with vitamins and minerals
  • Excellent source of plant protein, so they’re a good alternative for vegetarians and vegans alike
  • Contains all but one of the essential amino acids (methionine)
  • Heart healthy (due to the magnesium and potassium properties found in chickpeas) (1)
  • May help prevent high blood pressure and reduce triglycerides and LDL cholesterol levels (the bad kind) (2) (3)
  • Good source of soluble fiber

skillet with cooked chickpeas and spinach with fresh basil and cherry tomatoes

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This Spinach and Chickpeas recipe is quick and easy to make using only canned chickpeas, tomatoes, spinach, onion and garlic
Yield: 4 servings

Spinach and Chickpeas

This Spinach and Chickpeas recipe is quick and easy to make using only canned chickpeas, tomatoes, spinach, onion and garlic.  I like to garnish it with basil, tomatoes and parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2/3 cup tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 large white onion, diced
  • 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 3 cups low-sodium canned garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups baby spinach

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in pan.
  2. Add onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes
  3. Stir in garlic and saute another minute
  4. Pour in tomatoes and cook a minute
  5. Add garbanzo beans and cook for 10 minutes and 3-4 tablespoons water or vegetable broth
  6. Fold in baby spinach and taste to adjust for seasoning.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 278Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 531mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 10gSugar: 7gProtein: 12g

theharvestkitchen.com attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.