Mediterranean Chickpeas With Vegetables

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained (garbanzo beans)
• diced zucchini
• 2 cups hot cooked long-grain rice
• 1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes.
• 2 add basil and next 5 ingredients (basil through tomatoes). bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium.
• 3 cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. stir in chickpeas; cook 3 minutes. add zucchini; cover and cook 3 minutes or until zucchini is tender.
• 4 discard bay leaves. serve with rice; sprinkle with cheese.