Sweet potatoes stuffed with spicy chickpeas

Sweet potatoes stuffed with spicy chickpeas

https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/sweet-potatoes-stuffed-with-spicy-chickpeas

You can use any spices from your storecupboard for this tasty veggie dinner

  • Feeds 2Feeds 2
  • Ready in 1 hour 5 minutes

Each serving contains

  • Energy
    17%
    1404kj 334kcal
  • Fat
    Med 14%
    10g
  • Saturates
    Low 7%
    1.4g
  • Sugar
    Low 11%
    10.2g
  • Salt
    Low 6%
    0.36g

% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 44g

Ingredients

  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 1 tbsp Co-op olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 400g can Co-op chick peas, drained and rinsed
  • 1½ tbsp curry powder
  • 100g Co-op 0% fat Greek style natural yogurt
  • 2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander (optional)

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas 6
  2. Put the sweet potatoes on a foil-lined baking tray and bake for 50 mins to 1 hour, until tender
  3. About 15 mins before the potatoes are ready, heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion over a medium heat for 4-5 mins, until softened
  4. Stir in the chick peas, along with a splash of water, cover and cook for 5 mins
  5. Add the curry powder and cook for another minute, then take off the heat
  6. Stir in the yogurt and season
  7. Cut the sweet potatoes in half and top with the chick pea mixture
  8. Scatter with the chopped coriander to finish, if you like

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