Ingredients Beans + Legumes Chickpea 19 Recipes Featuring Chickpeas By Food & Wine Editors Updated on January 19, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Johnny Miller Delicious chickpea recipes, from Israeli hummus with paprika and whole chickpeas to lamb meatballs with red pepper and chickpea sauce. 01 of 19 Chickpeas and Kale in Spicy Pomodoro Sauce Constantine Poulos Chef Missy Robbins of Brooklyn's Lilia restaurant swaps chickpeas for pasta in her riff on spicy pomodoro. She finishes the dish with a shower of fresh herbs and salty pecorino cheese. Get the Recipe 02 of 19 Spiced Chickpeas with Yogurt and Pine Nuts More people should eat chickpeas at breakfast: The legumes have lots of folate, essential minerals and fiber, which helps regulate blood sugar. The chefs at Marisa May's restaurant, SD26, sometimes make these stewy, savory chickpeas for her when she hasn't had a chance to eat something filling at home. Get the Recipe 03 of 19 Chickpea Salad Sandwiches © Eva Kolenko F&W's Justin Chapple makes his healthy vegetarian sandwiches with plenty of chickpeas, onion, lemon juice and dill. Get the Recipe 04 of 19 Kale Caesar with Fried Chickpeas Eva Kolenko This tangy Caesar salad from F&W's Justin Chapple is topped with light, airy and supercrunchy pan-fried chickpeas. Get the Recipe 05 of 19 Chickpea Stew with Spinach and Chorizo © Quentin Bacon This stew, like all those in Catalonia, starts with a sofrito, a thick sauce made with sautéed onions and tomatoes. Once you get all the ingredients in the pot, there's not much to do besides enjoy the aroma wafting from this hearty, spicy, soupy stew as it slowly cooks. Get the Recipe 06 of 19 Israeli Hummus with Paprika and Whole Chickpeas © AMIT GERON Before opening Zahav restaurant in Philadelphia, chef Michael Solomonov visited hummus parlors all over Israel trying to find the best recipe. "Hummus is the hardest thing to get right," he says. "It has to be rich, creamy and mildly nutty." To make his hummus luxuriously smooth, he soaks the chickpeas overnight with baking soda to soften them. While Americans now flavor hummus with everything from pureed red peppers to fresh herbs, Solomonov says among the fanciest garnishes you can find in Israel are whole chickpeas, paprika and lemon-spiked tahini, used for hummus masabacha. Get the Recipe 07 of 19 Chickpea and Swiss Chard Chili © Eva Kolenko This smoky, rich chili from F&W's Justin Chapple is a simple one-pot dish. Get the Recipe 08 of 19 Spicy Chickpea Soup © Stephanie Foley Chickpeas are rich in both types of dietary fiber, which are important for maintaining heart health and for stabilizing blood sugar levels. Pam Anderson uses them as the base for this Indian-flavored creamy (though cream-free) soup, which she prepares by first pureeing it, then simmering it, to save time. "Pureed beans give you richness without having to enrich the soup," she says. Get the Recipe 09 of 19 Curried Spaghetti-Squash-and-Chickpea Toasts © David Malosh Spaghetti squash gets its name because once it's cooked, you can use a fork to pull the flesh into long, thin strands. Jonathon Sawyer makes his own curry and cooks his own chickpeas for this vegetarian dish, but this simplified recipe calls for store-bought curry paste and canned chickpeas. Sawyer roasts the seeds from the squash and uses them as a garnish; pumpkin seeds from the supermarket are a fine substitute. Get the Recipe 10 of 19 Chickpeas in Spicy Tomato Gravy © David Malosh This classic Punjabi dish, called masaledar chholay, is often served as part of a big Sunday lunch, along with raita, naan and salad. Get the Recipe 11 of 19 Orecchiette with Greens, Mozzarella and Chickpeas © John Kernick Pair with a fruit-forward Pinot Gris. Get the Recipe 12 of 19 Indian-Spiced Chickpea Salad with Yogurt and Herbs © Petrina Tinslay Chef Jerry Traunfeld, inspired by a trip through India, flavored this creamy chickpea salad with aromatic herbs and Indian spices, among them mustard, cumin and fennel seeds. Get the Recipe 13 of 19 Lamb Meatballs with Red Pepper and Chickpea Sauce Nancy Silverton got this hearty meatball recipe from Matt Molina, the former chef de cuisine at Campanile. When the meatballs are almost cooked through, she pushes them to one side of the skillet and adds the ceci (Italian for chickpeas). That way everything soaks up the flavor of the luscious roasted red-pepper sauce. Get the Recipe 14 of 19 Spiced Lamb-and-Rice Dressing with Chickpeas Instead of the more common bread-based dressing, Sam Mogannam's mother, Mariette, always serves turkey with this hearty, savory Palestinian stuffing, traditionally used as a filling for grape leaves or halved zucchini. Get the Recipe 15 of 19 Carrot-and-Chickpea Salad Chef Charles Kelsey tosses chickpeas and carrots with a deliciously unusual combination of smoked paprika, cumin and cilantro. Get the Recipe 16 of 19 Lemony Chickpea Bruschetta Chickpeas are a fine source of protein and heart-healthy folic acid. Here, they're pureed until creamy and flavored with preserved lemon, typically sold at specialty food stores. Get the Recipe 17 of 19 Crispy Chickpeas © Dave Lauridsen To make these addictive snacks, chef Jason Travi tosses canned chickpeas with flour, coriander and cumin, then fries them. He loves popping them into his mouth while he's watching football. Get the Recipe 18 of 19 Chickpea-Chile Flatbreads © Rob Howard Suvir Saran rolls the savory flatbread dough into a cone shape before griddling, flattening it to create extra-flaky layers. Get the Recipe 19 of 19 Coconut Chickpeas with Winter Squash Johnny Miller Starchy, slightly sweet plantains are a natural addition to winter squash. Here, New York chef JJ Johnson simmers both, along with canned chickpeas, in coconut milk that's steeped with aromatics. The result is creamy, fragrant, and so comforting. Get the Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit