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Cypriot Chickpea Stew with Spinach is for Soup.

Cypriot Chickpea Stew with Spinach takes several minutes to prepare.

Cypriot Chickpea Stew with Spinach takes several minutes to cook.

Cypriot Chickpea Stew with Spinach makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Cypriot Chickpea Stew with Spinach are:

*1 1/2 cups dried chickpeas, soaked overnight
*2 celery stalks, cut into 1/4 inch dice
*1 bag spinach, trimmed & washed, cut crosswise into very fine ribbons
*1 1/2 to 2 tsp salt
*1/4 cup olive oil
*1 to 3 whole dried hot red chilis OR red pepper flakes
*1 medium onion, peeled & very finely chopped
*4 to 5 garlic cloves, peeled & very finely chopped
*3 medium tomatoes, peeled & very finely chopped

Here is how you make Cypriot Chickpea Stew with Spinach:

* Sort through chickpeas and wash well in several changes of water. Soak overnight in 5 cups water, drain & rinse before cooking. Cook in large pot with 6 cups of water for 1 1/2 to 3 hours until chickpeas are very tender.* Add celery, spinach & 1 1/2 tsp salt to chickpeas. Bring to a boil, cover & turn heat to low. Cook for 20 min or until greens are tender.*Add oil to large frying pan and set over med-high heat. When hot, put in chile or red pepper flakes. Stir fry for a few seconds or until they turn very dark and add onions & garlic, turn heat to medium. Stir & fry until onion has picked up a bit of brown color. Add tomatoes & cook 3-4 min until tomatoes have softened.*Transfer contents of frying pan into pot of chickpeas, stir to mix & cook chickpeas gently. Stir as needed and cook for another 5 to 10 min.* Check seasonings & add more salt if needed. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNI329.

The nutritional information for Cypriot Chickpea Stew with Spinach is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 188.1

• Total Fat: 10.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 823.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
• Protein: 5.3 g