Chickpea, Chard, And Tomato Stew

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1/4 cup no-added-salt tomato paste
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained (garbanzo beans)
• 4 cups chopped swiss chard
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 (14 ounce) cans reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. add onion and garlic; sauté 1 minute.
• 2 add chicken; sauté 4 minutes. add tomato paste; cook 1 minute.
• 3 partially mash chickpeas with a potato masher. add chickpeas, chard, and remaining ingredients; bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. cool completely.
• 5 place chickpea mixture in an airtight container or heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; freeze.
• 6 thaw chickpea mixture overnight in refrigerator.
• 7 reheat chickpea mixture in microwave or
• 8 place mixture in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.