Looking for the best chickpea recipes to add to your plant-based routine?
Whether you’re craving quick salads, cozy soups, hearty mains, or crispy snacks, this list of 40 recipes with chickpeas will show you just how versatile this legume can be.
If you love plant-based recipes, try our anti-inflammatory meals and low-calorie recipes.
Our love for chickpeas started back in 2019, the same year we founded this blog.
Louise and I were searching for simple and affordable recipes that fit our meatless Monday routine.
Canned and dried chickpeas quickly became our kitchen superheroes.
From viral marry me chickpeas and Mediterranean falafel to meal-prep friendly chickpea pasta salad, we make these recipes of repeat.
One afternoon, while experimenting with dried chickpeas for the first time, we forgot to soak them.
In a rush, we tried every trick in the book, including boiling them with baking soda.
The result? A mushy, hilarious mess that somehow turned into the creamiest hummus we had ever made. We still laugh about it today 🙈.
Since that incident, chickpeas have been at the heart of so many of our favorite recipes.
In fact, we have more than 50 recipes on this blog with chickpeas. Try for yourself, and pick your favorites from the list below.
We will show you how easy it is to prepare falafel, cook it in oil or an air fryer, and serve it with tahini sauce and pita bread.
You’ll love this chickpea pasta salad because it’s an excellent recipe for meal prepping. It’s drizzled with mustard dressing and topped with creamy avocado.
A must-make chickpea recipe on this list is our velvety, creamy hummus. You can make it with canned or cooked dried chickpeas.
TIP: if you don’t have tahini at home, try this no–tahini hummus instead.
This chickpea salad is easy, fulfilling, and nutritious. It is one of our favorite potluck and meal prep recipes.
Air fryer chickpeas are quick, healthy, easy to make, and delicious when topped on creamy soups like eggplant, cauliflower, and Turkish lentil soup.
Our tahini salad recipe is excellent as a side dish, but you can quickly turn it into a main by combining it with roasted chickpeas or falafel.
This quinoa chickpea salad offers a nutritious, naturally vegan, gluten-free meal to please the pickiest eaters.
Try these chickpea fritters, where the combination of red onions and nutritional yeast adds umami richness to every bite.
9. Carrot salad with chickpeas
Carrot raisin salad is a classic, but with this recipe, we tweak it slightly by adding chickpeas.
The result is a vibrant and colorful salad recipe with the perfect balance between savory, sweet, and tangy.
Vegan tuna is a quick and easy recipe made with mashed chickpeas and vegan mayonnaise.
It’s perfect for filling a sweet potato as an appetizer or as a vegan tuna salad.
Make a wholesome and rich chickpea dinner with this Mediterranean chickpea stew: an easy one-pot recipe with staple ingredients.
It’s perfect as a tasty and easy everyday dinner or as a make-ahead meal.
Here is a modern and healthy recipe for a plant-based appetizer or dinner with family and friends.
Chickpea is a beautiful pairing with healthy grains, such as barley, farro, and couscous.
This couscous salad is easy, crunchy, ready in 20 minutes, and made with fresh vegetables.
Farro salad is a perfect meal for summer and autumn and a wholesome vegan lunch. Add fresh veggies, olives, and chickpeas for a protein–rich, vitamin-packed meal.
This delicious and fiber-rich meal is easy to make for a quick meatless dinner or as a side for dinner.
Pair it with a dollop of yogurt and basmati rice for a complete and satiating plant-based meal.
Our orzo salad is a light, healthy, and tasty dish that is effortless to make with simple, fresh ingredients.
Pair it with canned and rinsed chickpeas, and it’s a perfect starter, summer salad, and dinner idea.
You’ll love this Fatteh recipe because it combines different flavors and textures that are magical together.
A bed of creamy chickpea hummus is topped with crispy oven-baked pita chips and tender cumin-infused chickpeas.
Roasted chickpeas quickly and easily add healthy protein and a tasty crunch to this creamy cauliflower salad.
Curry chickpea salad is a refreshing creamy recipe with tahini, mango, and cooked chickpeas. It’s perfect as a make-ahead meal, for potlucks, and as a lunchbox meal.
20. Microwave sweet potato with chickpeas
Top your microwaved potato with crispy chickpeas, sliced black olives, and tahini sauce for a light and quick dinner.
In just over 30 minutes, you can have a delicious, healthy, and satisfying Mediterranean farro salad.
TIP: Make this grain bowl and meal–prep your next lunches or dinners.
This chickpea soup with canned chickpeas, potato, and Italian herbs is a perfect make-ahead meal.
Chickpeas are a wholesome and delicious addition to creamy curries; try this version with an aromatic Indian spice mix and a rich coconut sauce.
Serve your curry on basmati rice and store potential leftovers in the fridge for up to five days.
This Italian pasta classic is creamy, healthy, and packed with tomato flavor.
It’s a family–friendly meal cooked in one pot and a tasty cooking method with canned chickpeas.
This peanut stew recipe does not use meat; we use chickpeas to make it an easy 30-minute high-protein vegetarian meal.
Indian chickpea recipes
Mediterranean chickpea recipes
Tips for Chickpea Recipes
- How to store: Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, then reheated in the oven, microwave, or air fryer before eating.
- How to freeze: You can also freeze warm meals from this list for up to 3 months. First, let them cool down, then transfer them to a freezer-friendly container, leaving some space for expansion.
- How to reheat: Thaw in the microwave or a pot on the stovetop. Before serving, garnish with fresh herbs. Always check each recipe for exact storage guidelines.
If you tried these chickpea recipes or any other recipe on our blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let us know how it goes in the comments. We love hearing from you!
Chickpea Recipes: Mashed Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) chickpeas drained and rinsed
- ⅓ cup vegan mayo
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon nori sheet blended into flakes or finely chopped. You'll need 1 to 2 nori sheets.
- ½ medium red onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 1 handful fresh parsley or dill, chopped
- ½ lemon the juice
- 1 tablespoon pickles or capers, chopped
- 2 pinches salt or more to taste
- 2 twists black pepper
Instructions
- Drain and rinse 2 cans (15 ounces each) chickpeas and transfer them into a container with shallow edges such as an oven dish.Mash them with a sturdy fork or potato masher.Tip: It's easier to mash the chickpeas in a container with low edges like an oven dish rather than in a bowl.
- Add ⅓ cup vegan mayo, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon mustard, and 1 tablespoon nori sheet (blended or finely chopped).Then add ½ medium red onion, 1 stalk celery, 1 handful fresh parsley, 1 tablespoon pickles (all chopped) and the juice of ½ lemon.Season with 2 pinches salt and 2 twists black pepper.
- Mix with a fork until all ingredients are well combined. Taste and adjust for salt.
- Serve in a sandwich, on toasted bread, on a baked potato, or eat as is as with a side of lettuce leaves as a salad.
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Chickpeas are definitely a favorite of mine, and these recipes sound absolutely delicious! I love how versatile they are—whether in soups, salads, or wraps, they add such great flavor and nutrition to any meal. I’m excited to try some of these new ideas, especially with all the global flavors. Thanks for putting together this amazing collection of chickpea recipes!
Fantastic, so happy that you find them useful and a source of inspiration 🎉
This was exactly why we made this list. All the best, Louise
Love your recipes. Thank you.
Yummy
Looks good
Thank you, Jude 🥰