Couscous with chickpeas recipe

Ingredients to make Couscous with chickpeas:

• 400 grams of cooked Chickpeas
• 1 cup of couscous
• 200 grams of long onion
• 200 grams of tomato
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 branches of Thyme
• 1 unit of red bell pepper or paprika
• 1 pinch of garlic paste
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of black pepper

How to make Couscous with Chickpeas:

1. The first step to make our couscous recipe is to prepare the ingredients.
2. First, we are going to make the base sauce of our recipe.
3. To go ahead and save time, we recommend cooking the chickpeas in advance.
4. To make the sauce, take a deep pot over medium heat, add a little oil and, once hot, add the onion, pepper or paprika and tomato.
5. All these products must be well chopped. Let fry until all the ingredients are integrated.
6. Add salt, pepper, and a pinch of garlic paste for flavor.
7. Once the sauce is ready, add the cooked chickpeas and cover with enough water.
8. If you want, you can replace the water with vegetable or chicken broth.
9. Let cook over medium heat for 10 minutes and lower the heat.
10. Add the couscous and cook with the rest of the ingredients in our recipe.
11. Add the bay leaves and thyme to give an extra touch to the preparation and let it simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
12. As it cooks you will notice that the preparation becomes thicker and thicker. After cooking time, turn off the heat.
13. Serve the couscous recipe with chickpeas adding a little parsley or fresh cilantro on top.
14. You can eat it as a single dish or prepare a grilled chicken breast for the second course, tofu burgers or grilled salmon.