Sweet and Sour Chickpeas and Green Beans

 

Sweet and Sour Chickpeas and Green Beans

From Oh My Veggies https://ohmyveggies.com/sweet-and-sour-chickpeas-and-green-beans/#recipe

Cook Time: 10 minutes. Total Time: 10 minutes. Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• ½ green bell pepper

• 7 oz green beans, trimmed

• 30 oz chickpeas, 2 15-oz cans

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, or arrowroot powder

• brown rice, cooked, to serve

For the sweet and sour sauce (or just do what we did and use Panda Express Orange Sauce)

• 2 tablespoon maple syrup

• ¼ cup tamari

• ¼ cup rice vinegar

• 1 tablespoon tomato paste

• ½ cup water

  Instructions

  -Add the garlic to a non-stick frying pan and sauté for around 2 minutes. Then, add the green bell pepper and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the green beans and sauté for around 3 minutes more, until softened.

  -Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by stirring together the maple syrup, tamari, rice vinegar, tomato paste and water.

  -Add the chickpeas, sauce and cornflour to the saucepan. Cook on a low-medium heat for around 5 minutes, until the sauce had thickened. Serve immediately with brown rice.

  Notes

  -Serving Suggestions: This is great served with brown rice, quinoa, or couscous. I also like to serve it with a scoop of steamed edamame.

  -Optional Garnishes: Sesame Seeds, Crushed Peanuts, Chopped Cilantro

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Chinese

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: 15 minutes or less, Chickpeas, Dinner, earth of maria, easy, Gluten-Free, green beans, high protein, Oil free, set1, sweet and sour sauce, to move, weeknight dinner