Here are 35 tasty vegan chickpea recipes that are easy to make, healthy, protein-rich, and family-friendly.
Whether you are looking for your next vegan dinner idea, lunchbox meal, or some tips on how to use canned chickpeas, you can find fresh ideas here.
With these savory and sweet chickpea recipes, we cook with canned and dried chickpeas, chickpea flour, and acquafaba. Take your pick from salads, soups, pasta, biscuits, and easy stews. Let’s get started!
How to cook chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
There are plenty of ways to cook chickpeas, whether you use dried chickpeas or canned chickpeas.
You can pressure cook them, smoke them, and sprout them, however, our favorite cooking techniques are:
- Boil (to make homemade hummus)
- Oven-roast or air fry (and use as add-ins in a tahini salad or stuffed sweet potato)
- Simmer (in a chickpea soup or chickpea curry)
- Stew (in a spinach stew)
- Deep fry (for homemade falafel)
Our best vegan chickpea recipes
Rice Salad
We start this chickpea recipe list with a simple rice salad. Thisย easy mealย is adapted from the Italian rice salad and it's the perfect summer dish,ย easy to prepare, perfect for picnic outdoors.
Vegan Couscous Salad
Thisย vegan couscous saladย is easy, fresh, crunchy, and nutritious. Follow our recommendations or make it with your favorite veggies and a light lemon vinaigrette.
Vegan Tuna
No cooking and just 10-mins prep. Vegan tuna is a quick and easy recipeย made with mashed chickpeas. It's the perfect replacement for tuna in aย sandwich, to fill aย baked sweet potato, or just as is as a vegan tuna salad.
Eggplant Curry with Chickpeas
Simmer chickpeas in a creamy coconut sauce with this tender eggplant curry recipe. You'll enjoy a healthy Indian spice mix and plenty of healthy plant-based protein with this family-friendly dish.
Chickpea Soup
Kids and picky adults will love chickpeas when served in a creamy tomato soup format! Serve this soup with toasted bread and fresh rosemary for an Italian-inspired meal.
Chickpea Curry
This is the perfect dish to serve a chickpea-skeptic! You'll enjoy a creamy and aromatic sauce with dried herbs that will please kids and picky adults.
Farro Salad
Here's aย great make-ahead recipeย that you can have as a quick and nutritious veganย lunchย or as a lightย dinner. It's also perfect for bringing with you toย potlucksย andย picnics.
Carrot Salad with Chickpeas
Shredded carrots, parsley, lemon juice, and chickpeas make a fantastic flavor combination. Serve this salad as a side dish, appetizer, or light lunch when you feel like something raw and crunchy!
Sweet Potato Curry
This Indian-inspired curry is a greatย weeknightย meatless dinner; it's a tastyย one-pot recipe with chickpeasย ready in about 30 mins and aย guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
Avocado Salad
Avocado and chickpeas are a great flavor match! Make this creamy avocado tomato salad with crispy air fryer chickpeasย orย spicy roasted chickpeas for added protein.
Spinach Stew
This chickpea spinach stew is an easy Mediterranean dinner idea with plenty of flavor and spices. Serve it on a bed of rice or with homemade pita bread for a complete meal.
Tahini Salad with Roasted Chickpeas
This tahini salad isย quick and easy to make; you can customize it to your taste and have it as a side or main dish with warm pita bread, falafel, hummus, and more.
Hummus
Learn how to make hummus from canned or dried chickpeas! This creamy-dreamy dip is easy to make, healthy, nutritious, and delicious. You can serve it as aย topping, spread, and much more.
Falafel
Falafel is anย aromatic and easy appetizer and main dishย that you can make with simple and affordable ingredients. The best way to cook them?ย Deep-fried or air-fried!
Hummus Pasta
Creamy hummus, sauteed mushrooms, and al dente pasta. This deliciousย easyย mealย is ready inย less than 30ย minutes,ย and you can make it withย homemade hummusย or yourย favorite store-bought brand.
Pasta with Chickpea (Pasta e Ceci)
You and your family will love this pasta e ceciย (pasta with chickpeas) because it's easy to make inย one potย and justย 30 minutesย with simple and affordableย pantry staples.
Cauliflower Salad
Mix yourย roasted cauliflowerย withย chickpeas and toss everything in aย finger-licking creamy-dreamy tahini and lemon dressing. It's a Mediterranean and super healthy salad meal!
Chickpea Pasta With Eggplant
This easy vegan meal is a healthy and delicious pasta dish made with diced eggplant cooked in aย fresh tomato sauceย with chickpeas, garlic, and herbs.
Air Fryer Chickpeas
Smokey, spicey, or with garlic! Air fryer chickpeasย are quick, healthy, and easy to make. In less than 15 minutes, you'll have aย tasty, light, and crunchy snackย or topping for yourย soups and salads.
Roasted Chickpeas
Roast chickpeas in the oven for a crispy and aromatic result! These roasted chickpeasย are a quick and easy way to addย healthy proteinย andย tasty crunchย to salads and soups.
Chickpea Pasta Salad
Easy and healthy lunch in no time! This chickpea pasta salad is aย quick and healthyย recipe made with fresh and nutritious ingredients in less than 20 minutes.
Chickpea Quinoa Salad
Chickpeas and quinoa are combined to create a simple and healthyย chickpea quinoa saladย with fresh, seasonal veggies and a simple lemon vinaigrette.
Vegan Chickpea Salad
Thisย vegan chickpea saladย is an easy and nutritious dish. Make it in justย 15 minutesย with simple, fresh ingredients and a refreshingย lemon vinaigrette.
Chickpea Stew
Perfect as a tasty and easyย everyday dinnerย or as aย make-ahead meal. This one-pot chickpea stew is super easy and pairs perfectly with cauliflower rice.
WHAT can I COOK with chickpea flour?
Also called garbanzo bean flour, this healthy flour type is a good replacement for eggs due to its binding properties and color. We'll show you some ways to make easy and satiating recipes with chickpea flour and fresh veggies.
Farinata (Socca)
Farinata or socca is anย easyย recipe, made by mixing togetherย chickpeaย flourย and extra virgin olive oil, then baking it in the oven for aboutย 20ย minutes.
Fried Eggplant
Ourย fried eggplant recipeย isย super crunchy outsideย andย tender inside; we make a vegetarian and vegan version with and without chickpea flour.
Chickpea Frittata Muffins
Chickpea frittata muffins are anย easy make-ahead recipeย that you can eat as a nutritious and tasty breakfast, quick lunch, or dinner. Add your favorite veggies for a fresh and nutritious filling.
Chickpea crepes - Savoury mushroom pancakes
These chickpea crepes are the vegan version ofย savoryย Frenchย pancakes. They are truly delicious and easy to make, perfect when you feel like eating something different.
Vegan Carbonara
Ourย vegan carbonaraย is a simple recipe that can be made inย 15 minutes. We use chickpea flour to color and flavor the sauce, you will be surprised by the authentic flavor.
Vegan frittata - no eggs, no tofu
Egg-free, but with plenty of plant-based protein. This vegan frittata isย crisp on the outside,ย soft and moist on the inside, and for some reason, it feels like eating a regular egg frittata.
Vegan Zucchini Pie
This zucchini pieย is made with a soft a deliciousย crust that hugs an eggy,ย cheesy,ย zucchiniย filling. It's incredibly satisfying, indulgent, and yet so nutritious.
VEGAN RECIPES WITH ACQUAFABA
So, you've used the cans of chickpeas and you're wondering what to do with the chickpea water (aquafaba)? No problem, here are some ideas for how to cook with aquafaba.
Vegan Tiramisรน [No Nuts] + Vegan Ladyfingers
Here we show you how to makeย the best vegan tiramisรนย that we have ever had, with simple plant-based ingredients. Aquafaba is used to make homemade vegan ladyfingers, it results in an airy and fluffy cake.
Chocolate Brownie Cake
Thisย chocolate brownie cakeย is an easy recipe made withย 5 simple ingredients.ย Packed with chocolate flavor, it can be servedย warm, with ice cream,ย or at room temperature.
Vegan Amaretti - Italian Almond Cookies
Theseย Vegan Amarettiย - Italian almond cookies - are crunchy on the outside, soft and moist on the inside, and bursting withย almond flavor. Egg-free but with aquafaba, these vegan cookies have a flavor and texture that is as delicious as the non-vegan one.
Vegan Meringue
Our last recipe on this list is vegan meringues.ย Light,ย fragrant,ย crunchy,ย andย sweetย just like regular meringues. Our recipe will teach you how to get this easy but tricky treatย right on your first try with aquafaba.
Cooking tips for dried chickpeas
The day or night before using chickpeas, put the dry chickpeas in a large pot or bowl with plenty of water and a teaspoon of baking soda.
Let them soak for 12 to 24 hours, then drain and rinse them under running water.
Boil in water salted with a teaspoon of salt until tender for about 1.5 to 3 hours until the chickpeas double or triple in size.
How to store vegan chickpea recipes
- How to store: Most of these meals keep for three days in the refrigerator, best if stored in an airtight container.
- How to freeze: You can also freeze them for up to 3 months. To freeze them, let them cool down first, then transfer them to a freezer-friendly container, leaving some space to allow them to expand. Stews and soups are excellent for freezing. Do not freeze salads.
- How to reheat: Thaw in the microwave or a pot on the stovetop. Before serving, garnish with fresh herbs. Always refer to the individual recipes for clear guidance.
Are chickpeas suitable for vegans?
Yes, chickpeas can be considered a healthy plant-based protein source and contain good amounts of folate, fiber, and potassium content.
One cup of chickpeas has approximately 14.5 grams of protein and 12.5 grams of fiber. Chickpeas are also a good source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, with benefits such as weight management and better digestion.
If you liked these chickpea recipes, leave us a comment below and a rating – we greatly appreciate your feedback.
35 Vegan Chickpea Recipes
Ingredients
- Pick your favorite vegan chickpea recipe
- Read the recipe for ingredients required
- Make the recipe by following the instructions
Instructions
- How to store: Most of these chickpea recipes keep for 3 days in the refrigerator, best if stored in an airtight container. We usually reheat it in the microwave, but a pan with a dash of water would do too.
- How to reheat: Most of these recipes can be reheated in the microwave, on a pan with a dash of water. Check the individual recipes for full make ahead, reheating and storage instructions.
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Thank you very much for sharing these delicious and simple recipes with us. Keep up the good work. You have nice and inspirational recipes.
Thank you!!
Hi Danielle,
Thank you so much – we’re really happy you like our food and find inspiration here.
Have a great rest of your week. Kindest,
Louise