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Batch Moroccan-Spiced Chickpea Stew

Chickpeas, sweet potato, and apricots in a warm ras-el-hanout tomato broth — a freezer regular.

50 mineasy6 servings$middle easternVeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeHigh fiberMeal prep
Why it earns its place. Eleven grams of fiber, seven plants, and it freezes perfectly — the definition of a bank-it meal.

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Ingredients · 6 servings

  • 2 tbspolive oil
  • 1 largeonion — diced
  • 3 clovesgarlic — minced
  • 2 tbspras el hanout or mild curry powder
  • 2 mediumsweet potatoes — 2 cm cubes
  • 2 x 400 ml canscanned chickpeas — drained, rinsed
  • 1 x 400 ml cancanned diced tomatoes
  • 750 mllow-sodium vegetable stock
  • 60 gdried apricots — chopped
  • 100 gbaby spinach
  • 1 wholelemon — juiced

No major allergens among the listed ingredients — always check labels, brands vary.

Method

  1. Soften onion in oil; garlic and spices in for one fragrant minute.
    7 min
  2. Sweet potato, chickpeas, tomatoes, stock, and apricots in; simmer until the sweet potato is tender.
    25 min
  3. Wilt in spinach, finish with lemon, season boldly.
    3 min
  4. Serve with couscous, rice, or flatbread (adjust allergens to your choice).

Nutrition per serving

360calories
11 gprotein
56 gcarbs
10 gfat
11 gfiber
1.2 gsat fat
470 mgsodium
0 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 7 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

availabilityButternut squash for sweet potato
costRaisins or dates for apricots
cultureA spoon of yogurt on top rounds it out (adds dairy)

Storage. Fridge 5 days; freezes 3 months in meal-size tubs — the apricots get even better.

Batching. Doubles in a big pot; freeze flat in bags to stack like books.

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