Slow Cooker Chickpeas with Chard - 8 pts

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Slow Cooker Chickpeas with Chard - 8 pts

 

Recipe By :Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger and

Julie Kaufmann

Serving Size : 3 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : 3-4 1/2 quart 8 hr cook time or more

Slow Cooker Vegan

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 cup dried chickpeas

1 1/2 pounds Swiss chard -- rinsed, stems discarded, leaves coarsely

chopped; or 1 1/2 lbs. spinach, rinsed, tough stems removed, and large leaves

chopped

2 cups water

1/4 cup olive oil

2 small white onions -- finely chopped

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt -- to taste

pinch cayenne pepper -- or pure New Mexican chile powder

few grinds of black pepper

 

Place the chickpeas in a colander and rinse under cold running water; pick

over for damaged beans and small stones. Transfer to the slow cooker (it

must be large enough so that there is plenty of room for the chickpeas to

bubble without spilling over). Cover with 3 inches of water and soak 6 to

12 hours.

 

If using Swiss chard, blanch the chopped leaves in boiling water for 3

mins.

 

Drain the chickpeas, add the 2 cups water, cover, and cook on High until

just tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. The chickpeas need to be covered with

liquid at all times to cook properly.

 

In a small skillet over medium-high heat the olive oil, then cook the

onions, stirring, until almost golden and browned around the edges, about

8 mins.

 

When the chickpeas are tender, add the onions and oil, the wilted chard

(dripping with water is fine) or raw spinach, tomato paste, salt, cayenne,

and black pepper. Cover and continue to cook on High for another 1 1/2

hours. Serve hot.

 

Serves 3

 

Description:

" 8 pts "

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi in MC):

" 01.15.07 "

Copyright:

" 2005 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 360 Calories; 21g Fat (48.7%

calories from fat); 12g Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 11g Dietary Fiber; 0mg

Cholesterol; 898mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat;

3 Vegetable; 4 Fat.

 

NOTES : High for 4 1/2 to 5 hours; sauteed onions, chard, tomato

paste, and seasonings added at 3 to 3 1/2 hours.

 

Medium round = 3 to 4 1/2 quart cookers

 

Here is a recipe by Darra Goldstein, culinary authority

and editor of the journal Gastronomica. It is an

ever-so-good way to make chickpeas with lots of greens

into a simple, satisfying main dish.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 347 0 0 0 0 0 4860 0 0