Sweet Potato, Spinach & Chickpea Bake

Name: Sweet Potato, Spinach & Chickpea Bake
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 400 grams whole or chopped tomatoes; 300 grams cooked chickpeas or a 400g can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 2 grams chilli powder or hot paprika; 1 small carton of sour cream; 10 grams dried coriander; 2 large cloves garlic; 10 grams ground cumin; 6 Tbsps light olive oil; 3 mediums onions; 2 red peppers, quartered, de-seeded and cut into thick strips; 4 servings salt, pepper & sugar to taste; 2 teaspoons Morocan Spice Mix (recipe to follow); 1 handful a good of fresh spinach leaves; 9 fl. oz.s 250ml stock made up with 1 tsp Marigold Vegetable Bouillon Powder; 450 grams sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 5 grams turmeric

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Sweet Potato, Spinach & Chickpea Bake a try. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 526 calories, 13g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you have carton of cream, morocan spice mix, chilli powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Peel two of the onions and cut each into 8 wedges.

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Pour 4 tbsp of the oil into a large roasting tin.

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Add the onions, cubed sweet potatoes and peppers and mix well with the oil.

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Turn the oven to 200c/400f/Gas 6, put the tin in the oven and roast the vegetables for about 35 minutes, turning them half way through.

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Meanwhile, peel and roughly chop the other onion.

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Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion until beginning to soften.

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Add the garlic and spice mix and stir well.

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Add the tinned tomatoes and their juice, breaking them up if necessary with a wooden spoon and cook for about 5 minutes.

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Stir in the stock then check the seasoning adding salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Stir in the chickpeas.

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When the vegetables in the oven have been cooking for 35 minutes, pour over the spice tomatoes and chickpeas and mix well.

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Turn the oven temperature down to 190c/375f/Gas 5 and cook for another 20-30 minutes until the vegetables are well cooked, turning them half way through.

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Just before the end of the cooking time wash the spinach, remove any tough stalks, slice the leaves finely and stir them into the bake. Return to the oven for 5 minutes.1

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Serve with sour cream or a mild onion raita.

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Add all the ingredients to a tub or jar. Fix the lid on and shake to mix. It is as easy as that. Keep this mix in your store cupboard ready to be used.

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