Chickpea Crumble

Jun 23, 2021 | 8 comments

Archives

Chickpea Crumble

This post was first published in June 2013 and updated and republished in June 2021

Chickpeas are incredibly nutritious, packed full of protein and complex carbohydrates. They have been grown for 1000’s of years and in 2019, the world grew 19 million tonnes of them.

Chickpeas are used in hummus and falafel and to make gram flour, all hugely popular items

I enjoy all three and particularly love chickpeas when paired with tomatoes.

This delicious savoury chickpea crumble, with a tomato based bottom layer, is dinner for the first day in the Week One Meal Plan, and only 52p, including sides, bargainlicious

How to make savoury chickpea crumble

chickpea crumble - all cooked

Quarter onions to roast and serve as a side.

Mix together flour, oats, vegetable oil and salted peanuts for the topping.

Saute an onion and a chopped, unpeeled potato until soft.

Add tinned tomatoes and cooked chickpeas. Season and put in an ovenproof dish.

Pile on the topping and bake for 30-45 minutes until golden brown

Variations

  • If you have a little cheese available, stir 15g into the crumble topping before cooking.
  • A tblsp or 2 of sesame seeds are good. Or sunflower or pumpkin seeds
  • Use butter beans, red kidney beans or haricot beans instead of teh chickpeas
  • Add some curry spices or pastes
  • Add some harrissa or baharat spice powder

 

This crumble is from Meal Plan 1, a complete 7 day plan for 2 adults. Contains all 3 meals a day, plus snacks , all recipes and a shopping list

If you have chickpeas to use up, how about this delicious bake

A Vegan Vegetable Bake – Celery, Swede & Chickpea

 

or this unusual curry made from tinned mango, coconut and chickpeas. Yum!

A gorgeous Chickpea, Mango and Coconut Curry

chickpea crumble
close up of chickpea crumble, on a plate, with sides

Chickpea Crumble

5 from 2 votes
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Course:
Lunch
,
Main Course
Cuisine:
English
dairy free by Olguioo from the Noun Project
Dairy Free
,
vegan by Guilherme Furtado from the Noun Project
Vegan
,
Vegetarian by Philipp Petzka from the Noun Project
Vegetarian
freeze by Hare Krishna from the Noun Project
Freezes Well
Servings: 2
Cost per portion 52p
Calories: 749kcal
Click on the check box to cross off Equipment, Ingredients or Recipe Steps completed.
If you click and buy anything, I may get a small commission on the purchase. It won't cost you anything extra. Some are just things that I like and/or use myself rather than necessarily best value 🙂
If you enjoyed this recipe, would you please consider leaving a review? It would really help

Ingredients

Topping

  • 40 g self raising flour
  • 20 g oats
  • 25 g salted peanuts
  • 50 ml vegetable oil

Base

  • 50 g onion chopped
  • 110 g potatoes scrubbed and chopped (no need to peel)
  • ½ tin tomatoes
  • 200 g chick peas 1 tin, drained. Or 100g soaked overnight and cooked until soft, or pressure cooked from dry for 45 minutes

Served with

  • 400 g onion chopped
  • 160 g peas

Instructions

Chickpea base

  • Drain a tin. Or soak 100g dried chickpeas overnight and cook until soft, or pressure cook from dry for 45 minutes
  • Peel and chop the onion. Chop the potato, no need to peel
    chickpea crumble - chopped veg
  • Sauté the onion and potatoes in a little of the oil until soft. 
    chickpea crumble - potatoes and onions in saucepan
  • Stir in the tomatoes. 
    chickpea crumble - saucepan with toms added
  • Simmer gently with lid on for 15 minutes until potatoes are soft.
    Click here to start a 15 minute timer
  • Stir the chickpeas into the tomato sauce and season with black pepper and
    salt to taste. Ensure the mixture is veering towards sloppy, otherwise
    the cooked crumble will be a little dry.
    chickpea crumble - saucepan with chickpeas added
  • Put the tomato mixture into a greased ovenproof dish and top with the crumble.
    chickpea crumble - dish with base mix

Crumble Topping

  • To make the crumble topping – add the oil not used to saute the onion to the flour and oats and stir in the peanuts.
    chickpea crumble - crumble topping

Sides

  • Chop the onions, still with the peel on, into large chunks. Put in a
    small roasting pan and toss with a little oil, salt and pepper.

Cooking them both

  • Bake the crumble and onions at 190C/375F/Gas 5 for about 30 minutes
    Click here to start a 30 minute timer
    chickpea crumble - all cooked
  • Cook the peas and serve everything together.
    close up of chickpea crumble, on a plate, with sides

Notes

Priced at Lidl using mySupermarket September 2019
If you have a little cheese available, stir 15g into the crumble topping before cooking
This crumble is from Meal Plan 1, a complete 7 day plan for 2 adults. Contains 3 meals a day, plus snacks , all recipes and a shopping list
 
 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Chickpea Crumble
Amount per Serving
Calories
749
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
35
g
54
%
Saturated Fat
 
22
g
138
%
Sodium
 
81
mg
4
%
Potassium
 
1195
mg
34
%
Carbohydrates
 
90
g
30
%
Fiber
 
19
g
79
%
Sugar
 
19
g
21
%
Protein
 
24
g
48
%
Vitamin A
 
639
IU
13
%
Vitamin C
 
56
mg
68
%
Calcium
 
155
mg
16
%
Iron
 
7
mg
39
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tried this recipe?Mention @ThriftyLesley or tag #ThriftyLesley !

8 Comments

8 Comments

  1. Thrifty Lesley

    that sounds really good!

  2. Jette

    5 stars
    I made this with aduki beans instead of chick peas, a bit of leek top with the onion – I never waste the green tops – and cashew nuts rather than peanuts. Served with roasties and cabbage with onion, it made a very tasty Sunday lunch. Thank you for all your lovely recipes. I shall be cooking lots more, I know!

  3. Lesley

    glad you liked it 🙂

  4. Dianne Goode

    I tried the chickpea crumble for tea tonight. It is really good l will be making this lots.

  5. Lesley

    I love savoury crumbles, and having discovered them, I’ve made several different types now. Sort of like eating a pudding, but it’s good for you!

    Let me know how you get on with Week One!

  6. Catherine Abbott

    Nearly 4 years after the first post and I made this chickpea crumble tonight. It is fabulous. 🙂 I’m giving Meal Plan 1 a whirl, tweaking/freezing extra portions as there’s just me to cook for. I’m actually looking forward to the rest of the delicious week. 😀

  7. Lesley

    Surprisingly ok, hahahaha, thanks…..I think !

  8. Tightwad Trace

    I nearly skipped this one, but I must say the ChickPea Crumble is surprisingly OK. It was the cheddar wot swung it …. and a blob of ketchup. Thanks!

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Thrifty Lesley has an associated Facebook Group. Do come over and say hello if you haven’t already joined. I’d love to see you!

I’m a perpetual dieter, and to help with that endeavour, there is now also a Thrifty Lesley dieting group, a lovely, growing community.