Tired of soups, salads, and sandwiches for lunch? If you’re looking to try something new that is quick and easy then this chickpea & sweet potato hash may just be just your thing. The bonus is that you can make a huge batch of it to keep you going for lunches for the rest of the week too.
Beans and pulses are such a staple in my kitchen. They’re cheap to buy and really help to bulk out the simplest of meals. Chickpeas are great because they’re incredibly versatile. You can throw them onto salads, into stews and soups, curries and make dips with them, noticeably hummus.
A quick and easy lunch idea full of flavour and topped with a fried egg that can be batch cooked too.
- 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled and diced
- 1 tin precooked chickpeas
- 1 red onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves grated
- 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
- 1 tbsp fredh rosemary
- 1 tbsp fresh mint
- 2 eggs
- Oil of your choice for cooking
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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
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Peel and dice the sweet potatoes and place on a baking tray, drizzle with a little oil and roast in the oven for 15 minutes or until cooked through.
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Meanwhile, fry the onion in a little oil for 3 minutes before adding the garlic. Cook for another 5 minutes.
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Add the chickpeas, frozen peas, lemon juice, chilli flakes and fresh herbs and cook on a gentle heat.
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In a separate frying pan, fry two eggs.
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When the sweet potatoes are fully cooked add to the pan with the chickpeas and stir together.
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Serve the chickpea and sweet potato hash and top with the fried egg.
Can cook in batches and freeze for a later date.
In this recipe, they add a lovely nuttiness against the sweetness of the roasted sweet potato. The lemon and garlic are simple additions that give this dish a citrusy tang and flavour – sometimes less is more!
And of course, I couldn’t resist adding a fried egg on top for that self-saucing runny yolk.
I found this recipe to be incredibly adaptable and my carb loving hubby enjoyed it with some spaghetti and swapped the fried egg for some tuna, which he assures me worked really well. Aiden, my two-year-old ate his all up too.
I’ll definitely be making this again for a speedy weekend family lunch!
This dish looks colorful and very tasty. I think I’ve found out what to eat for tomorrow lunch. Thank you so much! I’m looking forward to your next recipe!
Thank you! Please let me know what you think.
This looks so good. I definitely need something on standby for lunch. I’ll be adding the runny egg too.
Thank you. You can definitely make a bigger batch and store it in the fridge.
I love the idea of this, especially as it looks so quick and easy to make x
Thank you! Yes, it’s super speedy. 🙂
What a great idea. This would make a great Sunday brunch recipe. Filling, tasty and nutritious! Pinned, yummed, stumbled.
So true, it would be great for brunch!
Wow that looks super delicious. I love any bowl that’s packed with veg and this one looks particularly yummy.
Thank you Emily!
Gosh this looks seriously delicious! it’s not something I would normally think of either!
Thank you!
This sounds like a great recipe! I just bought some sweet potatoes yesterday thinking of making a soup out of them. But I will save 2 for this salad!
Please do! I hope you like it if you give it a try.
I really like that this includes chickpeas, I am always looking for more ways to prepare chickpeas as they are so healthy and economical. This looks great and I love how quickly you can prepare it x
They are so cheap and a nice way to bulk out meals.
I love chickpeas and you can literally buy them for 30 p so they are perfect. I like the idea of creating a hash out of it!
They’re so cheap aren’t they. 🙂
I’ve never thought about having eggs with sweet potato, but I definitely want to give it try based on this recipe! It seems like a very filling meal.
So filling, so makes a great lunch.
I love sweet potatoes! Good thing I came over your post. Looking for some new recipe to try out. Thanks!
Let me know how you get on if you try it. 🙂
If tuna works i bet salmon would also taste nice. But I do like a good fried egg too x
Oh yes, definitely worth a try!
I love both chickpeas and sweet potato and it looks amazing with the egg as well! I think I know what my lunch will be next day off! Is it still good for a pack up without the egg? x
Yes, sure just leave out the egg, You could always add more protein with cheese or meat.
Sounds like a delicious and easy dish! Will have to try it out sometime! xo
We never usually know what to do with Chickpeas….but this recipe has given us a great idea! To looks amazing
Oh yum! This looks so warming for colder winter days and perfectly filling xxx
I love colourful dishes and I love adding sweet potato to recipes too! xo
I love a good hash -it’s such a good way to use up leftovers. That is a perfect looking yolk too.
That looks and sounds so delicious! I really love sweet potatoes!
This looks delicious and totally agree with Dannii’s comment above, love a recipe that helps to use up leftovers!