Marc's Chickpea Risotto

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cups brown rice
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups chickpeas, cooked, drained and well-rinsed (or from a can)
• 3 -4 cups vegetables, chopped
• fresh parsley sprig
• 2 teaspoons instant vegetable broth mix or 1 vegetable stock cube
• herbs (such as oregano and basil)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot with a tight fitting lid, sauté onion in oil.
• 2 when the onion becomes golden, add the rice and stir for two minutes.
• 3 add tomatoes, water, strained chickpeas, vegetables, broth mix and the seasonings, and stir well.
• 4 cover and simmer until the rice is cooked (about 40 minutes). you may want to uncover towards the end to reduce the liquid, if necessary.
• 5 source: vegetarian tastes of toronto, p. 83.