Chickpea Peanut Stew
This vegan peanut chickpea stew makes a healthy and delicious one pot meal that’s ready in about 30 minutes.
Features
- Dietary: Vegan, gluten-free, can be oil-free.
- Perfect for meal prep – keep well in the fridge or freezer and flavours improve with time.
- Easy 1-pot meal that’s ready in about 30 minutes with basic pantry ingredients.
- Nutritious and full of flavour!
Ingredient Notes
A complete list of ingredients with amounts and full instructions is located in the printable recipe card below. This section covers ingredient and substitution considerations.
- Oil: Totally fine to skip the oil and just use a bit of water or broth! Otherwise, olive oil, coconut oil or avocado oil works.
- Diced Tomatoes: I like fire-roasted diced tomatoes best but any kind works! Use a no-salt added variety if sodium is a concern.
- Peanut Butter: Use natural peanut butter with no added oil or sugar.
- Spinach: Any greens work here. Try kale, spinach or chard.
- Broth: Any kind of vegetable broth or stock works. The better quality, the better the flavour of the final dish. You can use carton, cubes/bouillon powder or homemade.
- Chickpeas: Canned is easy for convenience but if you cook your own that works too.
- Rice: Jasmine, basmati or any long-grain white rice works. Quick-cooked brown rice would also work.
Storing Instructions
- Fridge: Store in a sealed container for up to 5 days.
- Freezer: Let cool then store in a sealed container or single-serving containers for up to 3 months.
- Reheating: If frozen, thaw overnight in the fridge. Reheat stovetop or in the microwave until heated through.
Related Recipes
- Curried Chickpea Potato Stew
- Lentil Sweet Potato Stew
- Vegan Chickpea Curry Stew
- Butternut Squash Lentil Stew
- Vegan Chickpea Quinoa Stew
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PrintPeanut Chickpea Rice Stew
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Stew
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This gluten-free and vegan peanut stew with rice, spinach and chickpeas is easy to make in about 30 minutes and is packed with flavour!
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil or water
- 1 tbsp minced ginger (15 g)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced (20 g)
- 1 medium onion, diced (250 g)
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp black pepper, or more to taste
- ¼ tsp sea salt, or more to taste
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and chopped (about 2 cups, 300 g)
- 1 x 28 oz. can diced tomatoes, with the juices
- ½ cup natural peanut butter (120 g)
- 3 cups vegetable stock (750 mL)
- ¾ cup jasmine or basmati rice, rinsed
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 6 cups lightly packed, fresh baby spinach (150 g)
- 1 x 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (1.5 cups)
Instructions
- Heat a large pot over medium heat then add the oil or water, garlic, ginger and onion to a large pot and sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Stir in the spices, salt, pepper and tomato paste and sauté for 2-3 more minutes.
- Add everything except the lime, spinach and chickpeas. Stir well to combine.
- Simmer for approximately 20 minutes until the rice is cooked, the carrots are fork tender and the stew has thickened.
- Stir in the lime, spinach and chickpeas and turn off the heat. Let sit for a few minutes to allow the spinach to wilt.
- Serve right away topped with fresh cilantro, if desired.
Notes
Storing: Let cool then store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days or freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat as needed on the stovetop or in the microwave.
Oil-Free & Nut-Free Options: For an oil-free recipe, saute using water or broth. For a nut-free recipe, use sunflower seed butter or Wowbutter instead of peanut butter. For a peanut-free recipe, almond butter or cashew butter works!
Keywords: chickpea stew, peanut chickpea stew
This was amazing! I’m very new to Vegetarian eating and I have to say this was delicious, filly and made me want to go back for more. Pretty simple too. I’ve already sent it to all my family to try.
★★★★★
This dish is looking very beautiful.. Definitely it is a healthy food for kids and families.
Sounds great, heading over there to check it out now!
Hi Deryn,
Beautiful looking dish – I recently had a peanut satay stew from a small place in Paris called Bob’s Kitchen, and I’m a complete convert! Will definitely have to try this.
Besma (Curiously Conscious)
Looks like a yummy lunch … hope it tasted as good as it looks!
Delicious! I love peanuts and rice!