A roundup of 30 delicious vegan chickpea recipes. I hope that this roundup offers you recipe inspiration for flavourful and hearty vegan main courses, soups, stews, salads, bowls, and there's even a refreshing beverage in the mix. Lots of easy and quick recipes in this roundup, all hearty with plant-based protein and fiber from chickpeas.
Vegan chickpea recipes have been crucial to my plant-based life! Chickpeas have been one of my favourite ingredients even before I started posting recipes on this blog. They’re versatile, hearty, delicious, and easy to find at lots of grocery/food stores. I love cooking dried chickpeas from scratch (love getting mine from Flourist), and I share my process for cooking them below! I also lean on the convenience of canned chickpeas all the time. Chickpea flour is also an amazing ingredient! You’ll find a couple recipes that utilize it here.
Amongst these vegan chickpea recipes you’ll find: so many main courses, hearty salads, soups, stews, and even a beverage that utilizes the canning liquid. The possibilities and deliciousness are endless :)
How I Cook & Store Dried Chickpeas:
Once I got an Instant Pot, I stopped cooking chickpeas any other way. I soak them in water overnight and then drain and rinse them the next day. I then transfer the chickpeas to the Instant Pot and cover them by about 2 inches of water. I set the the Instant Pot to “Pressure Cook” on high for 26 minutes. Once that’s up, I let them sit for another 10-12 minutes before manually releasing the pressure. From here, I throw in a good amount of salt and stir.
Storing chickpeas in the fridge: I let the chickpeas cool completely in their seasoned cooking liquid and then pack them into jars, topping them up with the cooking liquid before putting a lid on top. This setup will keep in the fridge for a week.
Freezing chickpeas: To freeze, I drain the chickpeas once they’re cool and transfer them in 2 cup increments to a Stasher bag or other reusable bag/container. Once they’re sealed up, I place them in the freezer where they’re good to go for 6 months. Thaw the chickpeas overnight in the fridge when you plan to use them!
1. Avocado Chickpea Salad
This tangy salad is delicious stuffed into lettuce/radicchio leaves or in between a couple slices of bread. So hearty and flavourful with lots of herbs and citrus.
2. Napa and Kale Slaw with Crunchy BBQ Cauliflower & Pickled Jalapeño Ranch
This is the heartiest and most flavourful salad in existence! The crisp little bites of chickpea are so good, and the dressing alone is just a total, immersive flavour experience ;)
3. Seven Spice Chickpea Stew with Tomatoes & Coconut
This is such a pantry-friendly dinner and it comes together in less than 30 minutes. That creamy hit of coconut is so delicious with all of the spices.
4. Green Goddess Bowls with Farro & Pepita Lime Sauce
I love a hearty grain bowl with chickpeas in the mix, and this one definitely hits the spot. The creamy sauce is so delicious with toasted pumpkin seeds, lime, spices, and garlic.
5. Grilled Broccoli and Pepperoncini Pasta Salad with Basil
This is a satiating and flavourful pasta salad with some smoky charred broccoli, slightly spicy pepperoncini peppers, olives, basil, and a fresh lemony oregano dressing.
6. Stuffed Spaghetti Squash with Chickpeas & Garlicky Arugula Cream
I love this meal that's conveniently stuffed into a squash half! The garlicky arugula cream is so delicious on a bunch of different meals. Pasta, grain bowls, as a dipping sauce for crispy cauliflower etc.
7. Twice Baked Potatoes with Buffalo Chickpeas & Cauliflower
Only 10 ingredients needed for this mega-flavourful vegan main course. The chickpeas and cauliflower are bathed in spicy Buffalo sauce before being nestled into a fluffy and salt-crusted baked potato.
This spicy and flavourful stew features velvety pieces of fried eggplant, chickpeas, tomatoes, and herbs. This is a very pantry-friendly recipe as well.
These savoury pancakes are directly inspired by pudla, a staple of Gujarati cuisine. They are easy to customize, so delicious, and make such a satiating quick lunch.
This beverage uses the liquid from canned, unsalted chickpeas aka aqufaba! Combined with spices and coconut sugar, it makes a seriously fun "cold foam" to top iced coffee with.
This is a hearty and crowd-pleasing main that's ready in 40 minutes with 10-ish ingredients. Such a flavourful winner of a meal! Even better with a sprinkle of homemade vegan "parmesan."
This is a totally plant-based take on butter chicken/murgh makhani, a spiced, rich, tomato-based curry. We use cashews and a good amount of refined coconut oil to get that "buttery" quality and silky texture. This dinner recipe is ready in 40 minutes.
15. Vegan Butternut Galette with Shallots, Apples & Black Pepper Crust
Chickpea flour helps us get a super flaky and delicious vegan pastry for this comforting main course. Its super savoury flavour is just right here, along with the Dijon mustard, rosemary, and thyme.
16. Cauliflower Rice & Roasted Chickpea Salad with Apples & Avocado
This is an older recipe, but still super popular! It's a fun salad-y take on cauliflower rice with lots of flavour from the crisped up chickpeas, herbs, and creamy cubes of avocado.
This is the loaded fries situation of my dreams. Creamy tahini sauce on perfectly spiced potato wedges, all topped with a crunchy vegetable and chickpea salad.
I went with lots of Morrocco-inspired flavours in this sweet potato salad and the results are so flavourful. Warm spices, date vinaigrette, chopped pistachios, and lots of chopped fresh mint and cilantro.
23. Kale & brussels Sprout Caesar Slaw with Pine Nut “Parm”
Such a cozy take on a caesar salad! The Brussels sprouts and kale are shredded and coated in a creamy sunflower seed based caesar dressing. The smoky chickpeas give a slightly bacon-y vibe ;)
25. Butternut Minestrone with Sage, Chickpeas & Chard
This is the most perfect hearty Fall soup! Soft bits of squash, hearty chickpeas, a rick tomato-y broth, cold weather herbs like sage, and lots of chopped chard make this soup so lovely with a crust of bread.
26. Lemony Spring Pasta Salad with Vegetables & Herbs
This cold pasta salad is so fresh with the lemony vinaigrette, blanched spring vegetables like asparagus, and a heavy hand of fresh herbs. Perfect for a picnic!
27. Pesto Orzo Salad with Roasted Vegetables & Chickpeas
This hearty and flavourful salad is such a crowd pleaser! A nut-free arugula and basil pesto dresses cooked orzo, perfectly roasted vegetables, and chickpeas. So tasty and 10 core ingredients.
This soup is so simple to make and relies on 10 main ingredients–plenty from the pantry too. Half of the chickpea and potato base is blended to make this naturally gluten free soup extra creamy and satisfying.
29. Farro Chickpea Skillet with Tomatoes, Kale, Cardamom & Lime
This skillet is so flavourful, hearty, pantry-friendly, and it cooks up in 30 minutes. We top this one pot meal with a tangy vegan yogurt sauce that’s fragrant with lime zest and juice.
This soup is a true celebration of the earthy and creamy goodness of chickpeas! We lift the flavour up with smoky paprika, lots of fresh rosemary and garlic, and some miso at the end for umami. I love topping this with some chili crisp.
32. Veggie Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner with Chickpeas & Pesto Cream
Chickpeas roast alongside fennel, cherry tomatoes, and sliced veggie sausages for a robustly savoury vegan sheet pan dinner. Perfect with a little crusty bread on the side for dipping into the sauce.
Chickpeas raise up the protein and satiety factor in this community favourite salad! The red wine vinegar and thyme dressing is sharp, garlicky, and spiked with pepperoncini pepper brine. I still eat this salad often, pizza night or not!
34. One-Pan Harissa Eggplant, Pearl Couscous & Chickpeas
Spicy harissa is brushed onto seared eggplant slices and then nestled into a well-seasoned mixture of pearl couscous, chickpeas, spinach, and herbs. Top with toasted pine nuts and enjoy this vegan one pan meal!
Iceberg lettuce, matchstick carrots, peppery parsley, and a creamy hummus-based dressing come together in this incredible salad that's topped with crispy za'atar chickpeas and crushed pita chips. So crunchy, and satisfying!
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