Spanish Spinach with Chickpeas

Spinach with chickpeas is a traditional Spanish recipe. Everybody loves it, even those who hate veggies, especially if you use finely chopped fresh spinach.

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT15M

Total time: PT20M

Rating

4.63 stars (45 reviews)

Keywords

spinach with chickpeas, vegan chickpea recipe

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil
1 head of garlic (12 cloves)
3 tbsp sweet paprika
6 cups spinach
½ cup water
3 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
Sea salt (optional)

Cuisine

Spanish

Steps

Cook the garlic (diced) in a saucepan with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until golden brown.
Add the paprika, stir and add the spinach (finely chopped). Add the water and salt to taste (optional) and cook for about 5 minutes. You can use oil instead of water to cook the spinach.
Add the cooked chickpeas, stir, add more oil if you want (you can add more paprika and salt too) and cook for 5 minutes more.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 165 kcal
Carbohydrates: 27 g
Protein: 10 g
Fat: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
Sodium: 441 mg
Sugar: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat: 3 g

Reviews

Kendra Prince on 2024-10-20 (5 stars):
So good…I added smoked paprika instead of sweet and lime juice.
Sandra on 2021-11-09 (4 stars):
I just started to make this without the chick peas tasted. Really rather nice so have added choc peas. Will serve asca side tonight will add curry spice for tomorrow. Thank you for sharing
Dallas on 2021-10-28 (4 stars):
Not just a super easy dish, but the flavor can be jazzed up or tamped down with garlic, paprika, salt, or other seasonings. I made it as part of a delicious tapas feast.
ALEXANDRA JOSEPHI on 2021-05-19 (4 stars):
Loved it!! I have to admit that I am not vegetarian (I just like my veggies, herbs and spices lolol) so I did add little lamb meat balls with a green goddess sauce to accompany the dish. It was super
Stefania on 2021-01-31 (5 stars):
I really enjoyed this recipe!! So simple and delicious. I had to make a few modifications due to not having sweet paprika on hand. I only had smoked paprika, so I added 2 tbsp of that + 1 tbsp of tomato paste with the water to add a little sweetness to the dish. Next time I pick up some sweet paprika I will be sure to make this again :)
Karen on 2020-07-19 (5 stars):
Just made these chickpeas today! They are really good! Next time I’ll lower the amount of paprika to 2.5 tbsp. Thanks for the recipe!