Tasty Spinach Brown Rice with Chickpeas 🍃🍚 Easy Plant Based, One Pot Vegan Recipe!

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Sometimes you may crave a nice filling meal like after a long run or just for the heck of it. But it’s crucial to ensure your doing more than getting your macronutrients.
➡️ This spinach brown rice recipe with chickpeas offers you a more nutrient-dense side dish to round out your meal, and it’s totally plant-based!

The Spinach will add a light, sweet, grassy flavor to your rice and the chickpeas will give it an earthy, nutty flavor.
➡️ This dish is a simple recipe you can add to your repertoire if you are just starting a vegan diet.

💬 Have you made a vegan meal that even meat eaters cannot deny is irresistibly good? Let me know in the comments below!

▶️ RECIPE INGREDIENTS: (3 to 4 servings)

1 cup / 200g Brown rice - medium grain (if you are using long grain brown rice, adjust the cooking time accordingly, as it cooks faster than the medium grain rice)
2 to 3 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1+ 1/2 cup / 200g Onion - one medium size onion
2 Tablespoon Garlic - 5 to 6 Garlic approx.
1+1/2 cup / 350ml Strained tomatoes/Passata
300g / 8 to 9 cups approx. - Fresh Spinach - chopped
4 cups / 1 Liter Water
1/4 Teaspoon Chilli flake (Optional)
2 cups / 1 Can (540 ml) Cooked chickpeas
3/4 cup / 20g Fresh Dill (If you like mild dill flavor add 1/2 cup)
Salt to taste (I have added total 1+1/4 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt)

▶️ Garnish:
1/3 cup / 15g Parsley - finely chopped (Optional)
Lemon juice to taste (I have added 1 tablespoon lemon juice)
Black pepper to taste (I have added 1/2 teaspoon black pepper)
Drizzle of Olive oil - 1 to 2 Tbsp (I have added 1 tablespoon organic cold pressed olive oil)

▶️ METHOD:

Wash thoroughly and soak 1 cup of brown rice for 1 hour.

Heat a deep cooking pot. Add olive oil, onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Fry the onion on medium-high heat until it just starts to caramelize, while stirring frequently. Adding salt to onion will release it's moisture and help it cook faster so please don’t skip it.

Once the onion has started to caramelize, reduce the heat to medium low (depending on the heat of your stove). Add the finely chopped garlic, chilli flakes and continue to fry for another 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant, while stirring frequently.

Now add the strained tomatoes, spinach and mix well. Now drain the brown rice. Transfer the soaked rice, cooked chickpeas, salt, water and fresh dill to the pot and bring it to a vigorous boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat to low and cook for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the rice is cooked but still sightly firm. (We don't want mushy rice).

Uncover and turn the heat to medium high and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Garnish with Parsley, lemon juice and a good quality olive oil. The garnish will enhance the taste of this dish, so I highly recommend it. Serve hot.

▶️ IMPORTANT TIPS:

- Thoroughly wash/soak the brown rice, this will get rid of any impurities/gunk
- If you are using long grain brown rice adjust the cooking time accordingly, as it cooks faster than the medium grain rice
- If you are using a different type of rice adjust the water and cooking time accordingly
- Adding salt to onion will release it's moisture and will help it cook faster so please don’t skip it
- Turn the heat to medium-low to low before adding the garlic and spices, this will prevent it from burning
- Chop the spinach to prevent long strings of stem
- To prevent the rice from getting mushy, check in about 20 to 25 minutes of cooking.

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I have been vegan for 8 years, I'm 70 now and it never fails to amaze me how well I can eat on a budget as a vegan. The plant world provides so much flavour, nutrition, colour and variety to keep me alive and very healthy.

patsydf
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Nutritionists recommend put spinach and all leafy greens at the very end when heat is off to save vitamins and minerals . Thank you for the recipe.

olesya
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I saute the rice with the golden onions for a few minutes, add some water and slow cook the rice for 15mn. I add the remaining ingredients the last 6/7 minutes of cooking in order not to kill all the vitamins, especially the ones in the spinach.

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Your videos are so relaxing to watch and so meditative. It's a joy to see such wonderful vegan food presented so beautifully. Thank you for everything you do 😊

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I made this recipe with parboiled rice and I added some cubed sauteed eggplant (as inspired by another recipe of yours). The result was absolutely delicious, and my husband, who barely likes vegan food, loved it. Thank you. :)

maymulla
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i suppose the spinach can be added at the last.. spinach looses its enzymes when cooked/ boiled over a long period of time.. looks delicious .. will try out the same in my own way ...

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lovely, putting it on my to-do next dishes list. every dish on this channel hits a homerun for me--plant based, staple items in my pantry that I always have, plenty of fresh herbs and lemon juice. can't ever disappoint me!

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I'm very grateful for your recipes. I don't have to worry about eating a balanced vegetarian meal anymore. I can just combine a couple of your recipes and I'm all set. The only problem I have is that nobody in my house knows how to follow a recipe properly except for me lol 😂, so I'm the only one cooking...

EvelioEscalante
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Thanks, looks amazing! I would add the spinach closer to the end though, it cooks very quickly 🤔

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Thank you for your HEALTHY, yet YUMMY recipes!!! 😋😋😋
I love that your video's are shorter as well, with soft background music!!!
Please continue to share!!!
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I just love everything about this! So lovely to get some plant-based dinner ideas. 😋

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New subscriber here! I'm in LOVE with your are straight to the point/superb quality & soothing, recipes are easy to follow, ingredients are easy to find /not super expensive (like some other channels) & your vids make me feel like I can actually cook! You are AMAZINGLY talented!! Keep it up!!

avocadoqueen.
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I made this tonight and was a hit !! Have not tasted dill in a while and really tasted it and was really good. Love your videos 🌱

rivers
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Looks so good and healthy! 😋💚 Love the editing of this video too.

kitchengoddesstv
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Your recipes are great! The texture of the rice comes out better by cooking it separately in a rice cooker, making the end product less mushy.

TomvandenBelt
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Oh my! I try to eat a hearty spinach dish the night before a blood donation...I’m trying this out in a few weeks! Thank you for the inspiration!!!

kristakohlhoff
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We made this for dinner last night, so deli and easy! Thank you!

meganjoy
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I've made this about a dozen times over the last year or so. I really enjoy it. I was looking for a new take on rice and beans and this had such a unique flavor. Really good recipe.

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I'm going to try this one for sure! I will make one adjustment, to add the spinach last since it cooks up so fast.🤔

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Thanks a million. I tried this today. It was so yummy. I promise I will be cooking it every week.

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