Spanish Chickpea Spinach Stew (Vegan, Gluten Free)

by Mountain Path

This Spanish chickpea spinach stew has delicious smoky flavor, and uses mostly pantry staples. It’s super easy to make, vegan, and gluten free!

Spanish Chickpea Spinach Stew (Vegan, Gluten Free)

https://www.daisybeet.com/spanish-chickpea-spinach-stew-vegan-gluten-free/

Servings

4

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Cuisine

Spanish

Category

Gluten Free

This Spanish chickpea spinach stew has delicious smoky flavor, and uses mostly pantry staples. It’s super easy to make, vegan, and gluten free!

Spanish Chickpea Spinach Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Half of a white onion, diced
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne
  • 2 15 oz cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 cups frozen chopped spinach 
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil on medium heat in a saute pan. Add onion and a shake of salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes until onion is translucent.
  2. Add garlic and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
  3. Add spices, stir to coat onion and garlic, and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Stir in chickpeas, making sure to stir well to coat them well with the spices. Cook for 5-10 minutes in the spices. Use your spoon to mash some of the chickpeas a bit.
  5. Pour in the diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring to a simmer, cover, and let simmer for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  6. Add spinach, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for another 3-5 minutes until spinach is heated through.
  7. Serve immediately, or store in the fridge and reheat later.
Back to Recipes