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Spanish Chickpeas with Spicy Paprika Tomato Sauce

 – Spanish Chickpeas with Spicy Paprika Tomato Sauce –

These Spanish Chickpeas with Spicy Paprika Tomato Sauce are beyond easy to make, loaded with Spanish flavors and done within 20 minutes. You can serve these Spanish chickpeas as a side dish, tapas appetizer or even as a main course next to a crusty baguette. This dish is naturally gluten-free, vegan and super healthy, the perfect dish to start the new year.  For this recipe I used jarred cooked chickpeas, just because it makes it so much easier, but you can always make your chickpeas from scratch. 

Spanish Chickpeas with Spicy Paprika Tomato Sauce

– The Secret to this Dish is in the Paprika –

This recipe uses 2 types of smoked paprikas, the sweet kind and the hot kind. I used Kiva´s sweet smoked Spanish paprika and Kiva´s hot smoked Spanish paprika, both of these smoked paprikas are truly incredible and take this dish to the next level. If you have a jar of smoked paprika at home and it doesn´t state if it´s sweet or hot, it´s most likely sweet, it always states when it´s hot. Watch the video below on How to Make Spanish Chickpeas with Spicy Paprika Tomato Sauce or check out the recipe card below, which you can print. Salud!

Cookware that I use:
Swiss Diamond Chef´s Knife
10-Piece Swiss Diamond Pan Set
Wood Cutting Board

Watch the Video Below on How to Make Spanish Chickpeas with Spicy Paprika Tomato Sauce

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Spanish Chickpeas with Spicy Paprika Tomato Sauce

Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1 jar cooked chickpeas (15 oz - 490 g)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 onion
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika
  • 1/2 tsp hot smoked Spanish paprika
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley
  • pinch sea salt
  • pinch black pepper

Instructions

  1. Drain 1 jar of chickpeas into a sieve and rinse under cold running water, once cleaned shake off any excess liquid and set aside, thinly slice 3 cloves of garlic, finely dice 1/2 of an onion, and roughly chop a handful of fresh parsley

  2. Heat a fry pan with a medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes add the sliced garlics and diced onions, mix with the oil and cook for 3 minutes, then add 1/2 teaspoon of sweet smoked paprika and 1/2 teaspoon of hot smoked paprika, mix together until well combined, then add 1 cup of tomato puree, about 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped parsley and season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, mix together and simmer for 3 minutes

  3. After 3 minutes add the chickpeas into the sauce, season again with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper and mix together until well combined, simmer for another 3 minutes, then transfer to a large shallow bowl and garnish with freshly chopped parsley, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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11 Comments

  1. Kim

    I live in the US, and I’d like to try this recipe. Is US tomato puree the same as the tomato puree in this recipe?

    19 . Jun . 2022
    • Spain on a Fork

      You can use canned tomato sauce 🙂 Much love!

      19 . Jun . 2022
  2. Liz Pond

    5 stars
    This has become a real favourite. Easy to make and delicious. I serve it with lemon garlic baby potatoes.

    16 . Apr . 2022
    • Spain on a Fork

      So happy to hear that!! Much love 🙂

      16 . Apr . 2022
  3. Dee

    5 stars
    Just made this for our dinner & we loved it! I made a few adjustments & used the veggies I had left from my last grocery store run along with 1/2 cup of red lentils, 1/2 red bell pepper, 1/2 poblano pepper & 1/2 jalapeno pepper, 1 last medium potato, double the garlic & onion along with a tsp. of our fave sriracha sauce. It’s delicious, healthy, easy & a time saver. We’ll definitely be making this on a regular basis. Thank you for such great recipes, Alberto!

    10 . Mar . 2022
    • Spain on a Fork

      So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂

      11 . Mar . 2022
  4. Toni

    5 stars
    Super delicious! I used 1/8tsp cayenne and 7/8tsp regular paprika for my ‘hot paprika’ and my result were great. I am a new to plant based whole food eating, and I am happy you have some classic dishes that fit my new way of life(no animal products). I had this dish with your lemony garlic roasted potatoes and a big piece of crusty bread *muah*, delish. Thank you for the recipes!

    07 . Apr . 2021
    • Spain on a Fork

      So happy to hear that! thanks for the comment 🙂 much love

      07 . Apr . 2021
  5. Susan

    5 stars
    Simple and delicious, wish I had made more. Definitely will make this again. You have a new subscriber.

    26 . Jan . 2021
    • Spain on a Fork

      So happy to hear that! much love 🙂

      26 . Jan . 2021
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