Braised Chickpeas in a Creamy Pesto Sauce
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Canned chickpeas braised in a creamy pesto sauce with fried lemons and served with bread. A quick, elegant vegetarian main that feels luxurious despite using simple pantry ingredients.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 2 Large lemons, (washed dried and very thinly sliced)
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sumac, (optional)
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup basil pesto, (more for later)
- 1/3 cup whole milk or cream
- 1 Jalapeno, (seeds removed, chopped)
- 1 Fried Lemon Rings, (optional)
- Crusty bread, (for serving)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 35M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 25m
- Sodium
- 1476mg
- Total sugar
- 8g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 391mg
- Calcium
- 128mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 1476MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.