Chicken With Chickpeas And Sugar Snap Peas

~ Tandy

I have eaten chickpeas in the form of hummus and felafels since my visit to Jerusalem. Every night we would go into the city and our bus would stop outside this felafel joint. Being a vegetarian at the time, this really suited me. I would start my evening out with a felafel with all the trimmings. This was an oft repeated taste treat on my visits to Cape Town at Ari’s Souvlaki, and on my nights out on the town in Johannesburg at Mi Va Mi. I still opt for a felafel when we go to Anat for a quick lunch and each time I bite into one, I am transformed to the streets of the Holy City. Jerusalem is a mixture of cultures, religions, old and new. It was an adventure I could not wait to have being all of 16! My cousin and my friends and I ate the food of the land, drank Arak by the bottle and went every night to watch the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Now, a few years down the line, I finally decided to see if there was more to chickpeas than hummus and felafel, and to my delight, there is! This dish of chicken with chickpeas is it.

Chicken With Chickpeas
Chicken With Chickpeas
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Chicken with Chickpeas

Recipe Category: Chicken
All Rights Reserved: an original recipe from Lavender and Lime

Ingredients

  • 15 mls coconut oil
  • 4 chicken pieces
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • 125 mls white wine
  • 125 mls water
  • 50 g sugar snap peas

Method

  • heat the oil in a large pan
  • brown the chicken pieces
  • season to taste
  • add the onion, chickpeas, lemon juice, wine and water
  • allow to simmer for 40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked
  • add the sugar snap peas
  • increase the heat until the sauce has thickened

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Published by Tandy

I am passionate about using regional, seasonable and sustainable produce when I cook. I live in Gordons Bay with my husband and dogs. We visit new places locally and overseas as often as we can to experience the food of the area. Follow along on our adventures!

9 thoughts on “Chicken With Chickpeas And Sugar Snap Peas”

    1. thanks Mandy! I am going to try more with chickpeas. Have a great weekend as well, must say, after the public holiday yesterday, i woke up thinking it was Monday 🙂

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  2. Sounds delicious – love chickpeas! Glad I came across your blog, have often seen it mentioned on Mandy´s (The Complete Cook) and am glad I visited!

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