{"id":30493,"date":"2020-05-01T14:07:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T19:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=30493"},"modified":"2024-11-18T14:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:44:44","slug":"chickpea-vegetable-rice-pilaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/chickpea-vegetable-rice-pilaf","title":{"rendered":"Chickpea Vegetable Pilaf Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chickpea Vegetable Rice Pilaf - A perfect simple side dish for when you fancy something a bit more flavourful than plain steamed rice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Simple Rice Pilaf<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have I mentioned how much I love rice? It's probably one of my go-to sides because it's super easy to cook and really filling too when combined with other foods. A great side for saucy dishes like curries and chilli etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rice Pilaf just has a lot more flavour to regular rice, because it's usually cooked in a stock or broth and with some vegetables. It's actually so yummy I could eat a bowl of this own it's own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chickpea Rice Pilaf<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adding some chickpeas to the rice adds some fibre and protein, and as I always have a can of chickpeas on hand in my pantry cupboard, it's was a great item to add into this pilaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love the texture they add also. Probably one of my favourite legumes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUBSTITUTE FOR CHICKPEAS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But what if you don't like chickpeas or don't have any on hand? No worries, you can either leave those out and just stick with the vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or some great substitutes for chickpeas are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n