Chicken with Chickpeas Recipe
This recipe for Chicken with Chickpeas is part of countless recipes from our Colombian cuisine. The diversity of grains that are cultivated in our country allows us to create and mix these delicious dishes, on this occasion with chicken.
Servings: 6
Calories: 435kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Pound of Chickpeas
- 1 Pound of Chicken Breast
- 2 Medium Tomatoes finely chopped
- 5 Stems of Scallion finely chopped
- ½ Small Red Bell Pepper finely chopped
- 1 Long Sausage stick chopped into small pieces.
- 150 grams of Tomato Sauce
- ½ Cube of bouillon or Maggie
- 9 tablespoons of cooking oil
- Color and Salt to taste
Instructions
- Soak the chickpeas overnight in room temperature water.
- Add the chickpeas to the pressure cooker for one hour or until they are soft over medium heat, do not forget to add to the pot the bouillon or maggie, color and salt to taste.
- Drain the chickpeas and set them aside.
- While the chickpeas are cooking, cook the chicken adding salt to taste and a little bit of oil, in a slow cooker for half an hour over medium heat.
- Shred the chicken and set it aside.
- Fry the sausage in 3 tablespoons of oil for 15 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- In another pan add the onion, tomato, and bell pepper in 3 tablespoons of oil, add salt to taste, let it sauté for 15 minutes or until its juice has reduced, stirring constantly over medium heat.
- Add the shredded chicken, the fried sausages, the tomato and onion stew, and the tomato sauce to the chickpeas mixing them little by little, use the same pressure cooker or a large bowl where it is easy for you to stir all the ingredients.
- Serve accompanied with rice or a slice of bread.
Enjoy!
Notes
- You can use any other cube of chicken broth like Maggie.
- You can use other pieces of chicken
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Instead of scallions, regular onions also work well.
Nutrition
Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 747mg | Potassium: 741mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 903IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3mg