Best 11 Chickpeas With Chorizo Sausage Recipes

25 MINUTE CHICKPEA CHORIZO STEW

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet or wok, and add the chorizo, diced onion, and minced garlic. Break up the chorizo with a spatula and brown over high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. The chorizo does not have to be fully cooked yet.
• Add the drained chickpeas and the whole can of diced tomatoes with the juices, and give it a stir. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until the tomato sauce has reduced and thickened to your liking.
• Add salt and pepper to taste (if needed - chorizo is sometimes pretty salty), then stir in the fresh spinach and parsley, gently pushing the greens into the cooking liquid until wilted. Remove from heat, and garnish more fresh parsley or chopped green onions. Serve over rice, polenta, pasta, or with a side dish of your choice.

CHICKPEAS AND CHORIZO

Steps:

• Put garbanzo beans into a large container; add enough cool water to cover by several inches. Soak beans 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse before using.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Halve both the red bell pepper and green bell pepper from top to bottom. Remove and discard the stem, seeds, and ribs. Arrange pepper halves with cut sides down onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Roast peppers under the preheated broiler until their skins have blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes; transfer to a bowl and tightly seal bowl with plastic wrap to steam the peppers as they cool until the skins are loosened, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skins. Slice peppers.
• Heat canola oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir potatoes in hot oil until browned, about 10 minutes; add chorizo and continue to cook and stir until chorizo is hot, 3 to 5 minutes more. Stir peppers, onion, garlic cloves, paprika, and salt into the potato mixture; cook, stirring infrequently, until the onion softens, about 10 minutes more.
• Stir soaked garbanzo beans into the mixture. Pour sherry over everything. Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and cook at a simmer until the beans are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

CHICKPEA AND CHORIZO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the chorizo and onion and cook until the chorizo crisps slightly and the onion softens, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic, paprika, cumin and cayenne until combined. Stir in the chickpeas, tomatoes with their liquid and chicken broth until combined. Bring the liquid to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until the liquid has reduced slightly, about 20 minutes. Season to taste with the salt and black pepper. Serve with crusty bread, if desired.

CHICKPEA AND CHORIZO TOSTADAS

Steps:

• Measure out ½ cup chickpeas; reserve remaining chickpeas for another use. Finely grate zest of lime into a small bowl. Cut lime in half and squeeze juice from one half into bowl with zest. Cut remaining half into wedges; set aside for serving.
• Gather cilantro on a cutting board. Starting at the stem end, finely chop until you get to the leaves; reserve leaves for serving. Add stems to bowl with lime. Add yogurt to bowl and mix well. Season with salt.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium. Cook chorizo, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until partially cooked, about 3 minutes. Add chickpeas and season with salt. Cook, mashing some of the chickpeas with spoon until chorizo is cooked through and crisp, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Spread yogurt mixture over tostada shells. Top with chorizo mixture, then with reserved cilantro leaves. Serve with reserved lime wedges for squeezing over.

GARBANZOS CON CHORIZO - CHICKPEAS WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened but not browned.
• Stir in chorizo and continue cooking until heated through.
• Tip the mixture into a bowl and stir in the chickpeas and peppers.
• Splash with sherry vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot or at room temperature in individual cazuelas, sprinkled with parsley, with plenty of crusty bread.
• Cooks note:.
• I also added a splash of EVOO.

FRIED CHICKPEAS WITH CHORIZO AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the broiler.
• Put three tablespoons of the oil in a skillet large enough to hold chickpeas in one layer over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add chickpeas and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until chickpeas begin to brown, about 10 minutes, then add chorizo. Continue cooking for another 5 to 8 minutes or until chickpeas are crisp; use a slotted spoon to remove chickpeas and chorizo from pan and set aside.
• Add the remainder of the 1/4 cup of oil to the pan; when it's hot, add spinach and sherry, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook spinach over medium-low heat until very soft and the liquid has evaporated. Add chickpeas and chorizo back to the pan and toss quickly to combine; top with bread crumbs, drizzle with a bit more oil and run pan under the broiler to lightly brown the top. Serve hot or at room temperature.

SAUSAGE & CHICKPEA SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute the onion, green pepper, celery, carrot and garlic in olive oil for until vegetables are tender, 3-4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, chickpeas, tomato paste, sugar, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes and sausage. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered until heated through, 4-6 minutes.

CHORIZO & CHICKPEA STEW

Steps:

• In a frying pan, fry the chorizo, onion and garlic for 5 mins or until the chorizo is browning on the outside. Drain the excess oil, then stir in the spices.
• Pour in the tomatoes, lemon juice, chickpeas and seasoning. Bubble for 5 mins more to thicken slightly, then sprinkle over the parsley. Serve with toasted sourdough.

CUBAN SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Slice sausage lengthwise, then cut into 1/4-inch slices.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Brown sausage about 5 minutes. Stir in onion; cook 5 minutes. Stir in chickpeas and juices, tomato sauce, and sherry. Season with oregano, red pepper flakes, black pepper, garlic powder, and adobo seasoning. Simmer, stirring occasionally, at least 10 minutes (1 hour or more is preferable).

PASTA WITH CHORIZO AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and cook, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add chorizo and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through, 5-7 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and red pepper flakes to skillet and cook, stirring, until paste darkens, about 1 minute. Add broth; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick-ened, 15-20 minutes. Add chickpeas and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Add pasta and 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid to sauce. Cook, stirring and adding more cooking liquid as needed, until sauce thickens and coats pasta, about 3 minutes.
• Serve pasta topped with parsley, if using, Parmesan, and lemon zest.

CHICKPEAS WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Fry the chorizo with the onion.
• Add paprika, salt and pepper.
• Add drained chickpeas; cook until done.