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Chilli tomato sauce with chickpeas

  • Time to make: 30 mins, plus time to make Tomato and vegetable sauce*
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 quantity Tomato and vegetable sauce*
  • 2 tablespoons hot chilli sauce (I used Lingham's)
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons lite sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
  • *Tomato and vegetable sauce
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 medium leek, chopped
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • ½ cup hot water
  • 400g can whole tomatoes in juice
  • 410g can tomato purée
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Put the Tomato and vegetable sauce* into a saucepan with the hot chilli sauce and heat, stirring, until simmering. Add the broccoli, then cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

    2 Add the chickpeas and heat, stirring, for 1-2 minutes until everything is hot. Serve on rice, topped with sour cream and coriander.

    *Tomato and vegetable sauce

    Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add celery and leek and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes until soft. Add wine and water and bubble for 5 minutes until the liquid has almost evaporated. Add tomatoes and tomato purée and stir with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered, until the sauce starts to thicken.

    You can also use this sauce as a base in these recipes:

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    Spinach and black olive sauce with pasta
    Tuna and basil sauce in jacket potatoes

    Variations

    • If you’re pressed for time, use a microwaveable pack of rice or quick-cooking couscous instead of brown rice.
    • You could use any green frozen vegetable – such as beans or peas – instead of the broccoli. Add them straight from the freezer and cook until just tender.

    HFG tip

    Chopping the broccoli nice and small will help it cook more quickly.

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