Cheap chickpea recipes
51 recipes
Every chickpea dinner here costs $2.50 or less a serving at typical US grocery prices, cheapest first. The cheapest is Moroccan harira at $1.15 a serving, and the average here is $1.89.

Moroccan harira
$1.15 a serving
60 min

Chickpea noodle soup
$1.16 a serving
45 min

Air fryer chickpea nuggets
$1.18 a serving
35 min

Instant Pot chickpea pulao
$1.20 a serving
40 min

Kung pao chickpeas
$1.22 a serving
35 min

Chickpea adobo
$1.39 a serving
35 min

Chana masala
$1.41 a serving
45 min

Koshari (Egyptian lentils, rice and pasta)
$1.46 a serving
70 min

Air fryer sesame chickpeas with broccoli
$1.48 a serving
35 min

Chickpea salad sandwiches
$1.50 a serving
15 min

Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
$1.56 a serving
15 min

Pasta e ceci
$1.59 a serving
35 min

Chickpea tater tot hotdish
$1.60 a serving
55 min

Slow cooker chickpea korma
$1.63 a serving
330 min

Chickpea and potato curry
$1.65 a serving
50 min

Instant Pot butter chickpeas
$1.65 a serving
35 min

Moroccan-spiced couscous with chickpeas and carrots
$1.65 a serving
25 min

Vietnamese-style caramel chickpeas
$1.70 a serving
35 min

Instant Pot chana saag (chickpeas and spinach)
$1.71 a serving
35 min

One-pan cheesy chickpeas, broccoli and rice
$1.78 a serving
35 min

Sheet pan honey garlic chickpeas and green beans
$1.83 a serving
40 min

Thai coconut pumpkin soup
$1.87 a serving
25 min

Sheet pan chickpeas and sweet potatoes with tahini
$1.88 a serving
45 min

Sheet pan gochujang chickpeas and broccoli
$1.89 a serving
40 min

One-pot lemon chickpeas and rice
$1.89 a serving
35 min

Spanish fideos with chickpeas
$1.89 a serving
45 min

Air fryer aloo tikki (spiced potato patties) with chickpeas
$1.92 a serving
55 min

Sheet pan chickpeas and eggplant with tahini
$1.96 a serving
45 min

Air fryer chickpea cakes (vegetarian crab cakes)
$2.00 a serving
40 min

BBQ chickpea pizza
$2.01 a serving
35 min

Quinoa and chickpea salad
$2.02 a serving
45 min

Chickpea paprikash with dumplings
$2.10 a serving
55 min

Sheet pan BBQ chickpeas and potatoes with slaw
$2.14 a serving
50 min

Sheet-pan chickpea shawarma wraps
$2.16 a serving
35 min

Chickpea tikka masala
$2.18 a serving
45 min

Sweet and sour chickpeas
$2.20 a serving
40 min

Instant Pot Jamaican curry chickpeas and potatoes
$2.20 a serving
40 min

Microwave Spanish chickpeas and spinach
$2.21 a serving
12 min

Spanish baked rice with chickpeas (arroz al horno)
$2.24 a serving
60 min

Thai peanut chickpeas with vegetables
$2.25 a serving
35 min

Chickpeas and dumplings
$2.26 a serving
50 min

Slow cooker chickpea tinga tacos
$2.27 a serving
250 min

Air fryer falafel with tahini sauce
$2.29 a serving
45 min

Air fryer buffalo chickpea tacos
$2.30 a serving
25 min

Tabbouleh with chickpeas and feta
$2.31 a serving
30 min

Microwave Greek stuffed sweet potato
$2.39 a serving
16 min

Chickpea fatteh with garlicky yogurt
$2.39 a serving
35 min

Greek lemon chickpea soup (revithosoupa)
$2.42 a serving
35 min

Chickpea parmesan
$2.43 a serving
35 min

Microwave chickpea fatteh
$2.49 a serving
15 min

Japanese-style chickpea curry
$2.50 a serving
55 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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