Chickpeas and Tomatoes

This simple side dish goes great with curries!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
2 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic thinly sliced
1 can (15.5 oz.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 can diced tomatoes with juice
1/2 cup V-8 juice
2 tbsp tahini
3 tbsp fresh cilantro
coarse salt
ground pepper

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add 2 medium halved and thinly sliced onions and 2 thinly sliced garlic cloves. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion begins to soften, 8-10 minutes.
Add 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed, 1 can diced tomatoes with juice, 1/2 cup V-8 juice and 2 tablespoons tahini. Simmer until thickened but still saucy, 8-10 minutes.; Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper; top with fresh cilantro.

Recipe Notes

We enjoyed this with our curried chicken!

January 10, 2022February 4, 2022

Chicken and Rice Soup: Sopa de Allison

This chicken and rice soup will perk you up on a gloomy day, soothe the raspy throat if you have a cold and bring the all-around comfort one expects from a delicious soup. And our young friend Allison likes it!

Chicken and Rice Soup: Sopa de Allison

Keyword chicken soup

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings 8

Ingredients

5 chicken thighs
8 cups water
3 medium onions, diced, sauteed, then added
8 medium carrots, peeled and cut into coins
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup rice uncooked
1 can Campbells Condensed Cream of Celery soup
2 cubes chicken bouillon
fresh parsley chopped, optional

Instructions

Simmer all ingredients for one hour, stirring regularly so that nothing sticks to the bottom of the pot. Remove the chicken thighs. Let cool. Then cut the meat off the bones, and cut into bite-sized pieces. (Discard bones, skin and gristle.) Add the chicken back into the soup and serve with crackers.

June 20, 2021February 13, 2023

A Father’s Day Tribute to My Husband: An Example to Follow

A Father’s Day Tribute to My Husband

To my kids: Today I want to let you know some more of our story. While your dad and I were in college, we were on summer mission teams together for two years. Your dad was so excited to work with the children up in Canada.

He told them God loved them and wanted them to go to His Heaven some day. He was so glad when 6 little boys from camp wanted to accept what Jesus had done for them- dying for their sins and giving them a way to be right with God. Continue reading “A Father’s Day Tribute to My Husband: An Example to Follow”