Middle Eastern Rice With Black Beans and Chickpeas

Name: Middle Eastern Rice With Black Beans and Chickpeas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 cup uncooked basmati rice; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (to taste); 1 quart chicken stock; 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey; 2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed; 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed; 1 bunch chopped fresh cilantro (optional); 1 bunch chopped fresh parsley (optional); 1/4 cup pine nuts (optional); salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste

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Posted for ZWT6. Adapted from allrecipes.

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READY IN: 35mins

SERVES: 8

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

tablespoon olive oil
1

garlic clove, minced
1

cup uncooked basmati rice
2

teaspoons ground cumin
2

teaspoons ground coriander
1

teaspoon ground turmeric
1

teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (to taste)
1

quart chicken stock
1 ¹⁄₂

lbs ground turkey
2

(15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
2

(15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1

bunch chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
1

bunch chopped fresh parsley (optional)
¹⁄₄

cup pine nuts (optional)
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in garlic, and cook 1 minute. Stir in rice, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes, then pour in chicken stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
Cook the ground turkey in a skillet over medium heat until evenly brown.
Gently mix cooked turkey, garbanzo beans, black beans, cilantro, parsley, and pine nuts into the cooked rice.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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