Quick and Easy Tomato & Chickpea Bake

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This Tomato and Chickpea Bake is rich, tasty and full of flavour. This recipe comes from our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge – join today or find out more here.

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Tomato & Chickpea Bake

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Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Vegetarian

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1/2 chopped brown onion
• 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves finely chopped garlic
• 400 grams tinned tomatoes
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
• 400 grams tinned chickpeas drained
• 4 slices wholegrain or gluten-free bread of choice
• 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups green beans
• 2 cups broccoli

Course Main Dish Cuisine Vegetarian Servings people Ingredients 1/2 chopped brown onion 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves finely chopped garlic 400 grams tinned tomatoes 1 cup water 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs 400 grams tinned chickpeas drained 4 slices wholegrain or gluten-free bread of choice 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese 2 cups green beans 2 cups broccoli

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Heat a frypan over a medium heat. Heat half of the oil in the frypan and cook onion for 2-3 minutes until tender.
3. Add the garlic, tinned tomatoes, water and dried herbs.
4. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to simmer for 10 minutes. Rinse and drain the chickpeas and stir through for the final 2 minutes of cooking.
5. Spoon mixture into a baking dish.
6. Tear the bread into pieces and place on top of the chickpea mix. Drizzle over the remaining olive oil and sprinkle over the Parmesan cheese.
7. Place dish in the oven to bake for 15-20 minutes until bread is crisp and golden.
8. While bake is cooking, cut broccoli into florets and trim beans and steam until tender crisp to serve with the chickpea bake.

Recipe Notes

Recipe serves 4 at 333 calories per serve

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