Free low calorie recipes!
If you want to make hummus but can’t find tahini, try this recipe that uses sesame seeds. It has a subtle flavor and a nice, creamy consistency.
Bean and Sesame Seed Spread (Hummus) recipe – 77 calories
Ingredients:
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans
1 garlic clove, cut in half
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Here’s a great vegetable dish that has a delicious buttery smooth flavor. If you want, you can add some chopped garlic and onions in step two, and some dried thyme and lemon juice in step three.
Sauteed Zucchini and Chickpeas recipe – 161 calories
Ingredients:
800 g zucchini, washed, thinly sliced
2 (300 g) cans chickpeas, drained, rinsed
30 g butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Tacu tacu is one of the most simple and delicious dishes of Peruvian cuisine. It was invented by the black Africans brought during colonial times to work as slaves on the coastal plantations, and was originally made with leftover beans and rice, making it a very economical and nutritious dish.
Tacu tacu is usually served with fried eggs and bananas, fried tenderloin beef or even foie gras.
Peruvian Tacu Tacu recipe – 195 calories
Ingredients:
1 cup chickpeas
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 garlic cloves
1 cup sweet onion
1 cup brown rice
1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
pepper (to taste)
Moroccan Chickpea Soup (Hasa al Hummus) recipe – 181 calories
Ingredients:
1 cup dried garbanzo beans (chickpeas), soaked overnight
2 tomatoes, peeled and diced (optional)
8 cups water
8 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups onions, chopped
1 small hot pepper, chopped finely
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped finely
1/2 cup fresh coriander, leaf chopped finely
1 lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
Vegetarian Black Bean Soup recipe – 169 calories
Ingredients:
2 cups dried black beans
14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups diced carrots
5 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chopped red bell peppers
2 cups chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped celery leaves
2 cups chopped celery
3 bay leaves
10 cups water
1 teaspoon dried cilantro
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
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