Pan fried chickpeas, baby spinach, smokey applewood bacon and garlic come together to make one of the most delicious side dishes I have ever known!
Bacon is fried first in a skillet and removed, then the chickpeas are briefly cooked before the spinach and garlic are tossed in. The crispy bacon is crumbled over top to finish. Simple but fabulous.
To transform this into a complete meal you can mix in or serve over a cooked grain, couscous, pasta or rice.
There’s a pop of heat from the addition of red pepper flakes but feel free to season this anyway you like. Smoked paprika, cumin and chile powder would work well as would an Italian twist with herbs like basil and oregano.
Pan fried chickpeas, baby spinach, smokey applewood bacon and garlic come together to make a delicious side or even a main dish.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large skillet cook bacon until browned and crispy. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels. Carefully drain grease from skillet.
- Add 2 tablespoons oil, chickpeas and red pepper flakes to skillet and saute over medium heat about 5 minutes, seasoning well with salt and pepper. Add garlic and spinach, toss with chickpeas, when spinach begins to wilt remove from heat.
- Drizzle with the remaining tablespoon of oil and crumble bacon over top.
Notes
Adapted from Epicurious
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It sounds so perfect, and nice blend of flavors and healthy for you too. Your photo is amazing it shows the textures and colors so well.
Beautiful photo,amazing blend of textures and flavors!!I'm glad that I'm only gaining virtual calories from browsing..haha
Beautiful recipe! I love new ways to make chick peas :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Thanks Desi – I hope you link up some dishes!
I'm so glad you're bringing back side dish saturdays! Yay!! And your chickpeas look great :)