The Fantastic Mr. Feedbag

I’ve never met a chickpea I didn’t like: hummus, falafel, socca. I love chickpeas in all forms. When I woke up yesterday morning to a left over jar of sauce from my coconut milk chicken dish I knew I had to do something with it. I decided to pull the old slow cooker out and get something going before I headed into work. I’d pre-soaked a bunch of chickpeas the night before in anticipation of making some roasted chickpeas, but my roasted chickpea idea turned into stew. I have a recipe for Yumi’s cilantro pesto that I’ll post soon but I’ll just list individual ingredients now so you can make this easy stew.

If you’re a vegetarian, please substitute vegetable broth for chicken broth. I’m sure this recipe would be just as good without any meat juice. If your name is Mick Beasley, nix the coconut milk and add some half and half.

Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups of garbanzo beans (probably around 2 cans)
- Juice from left over morel chicken sauce, or substitute 1/2 cup of diced button mushrooms and another 1/2 cup of coconut milk
- 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk (I use low-fat and it’s delicious)
- Juice from one fresh lime
- A handful of washed, chopped, fresh cilantro
- 3 cups of chicken of vegetable broth
- 1 stalk of lemongrass smashed up and cut into four parts
- 2, 1 inch pieces of ginger peeled and cut into quarters
- A handful of Thai or regular Basil, chiffonade cut
- 1 can of diced tomatoes, sauce included
- 1 cup of diced baby carrots
- 1 cup of broccoli, diced
- 3 stalks of celery, I love using the heart, which has more leaves
- Sea salt & pepper to taste
- 1 cup of frozen or fresh diced yams

Instructions:
- Reserve the broccoli, yams, celery, and carrots for different stages of this recipe
- Put all ingredients into the crock pot, except for the above mentioned
- Put the crock pot on medium heat in the morning before you go to work
- When you come home for lunch, add more chicken or vegetable broth if necessary, add celery and carrots and yams, stir, taste, and add more sea salt & pepper to taste
- When you come home after work check on your stew, add broccoli, let cook for a few more minutes
- Turn off your crock pot, allow stew to cool and serve

Serving Suggestion: Top this delicious stew with a dollop of organic yogurt and a sprinkle of turmeric for color. Or if you’re avoiding dairy, add some finely cut green onions to the top of the stew and enjoy.

Happy Eating!

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