Name: Vegan Chilaquiles with Chickpeas
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 tsp oil; 1 null small onion (finely chopped); 5 cloves garlic (finely chopped); 0.33 cup chopped carrots; 15 oz chickpeas (canned, garbanzo beans, or 1.5 cups cooked); 0.75 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 0.5 tsp paprika; 0.5 tsp dried oregano; 0.5 tsp garlic powder; 0.25 tsp cayenne; 1 dash cinnamon (a good dash); 0.25 tsp salt (or more); 2 null tortillas (or 1.5 cups tortilla chips, crisped); 0.25 cup tomato paste; 1 null tomato; 1 cup water (or stock); 1 null chipotle in adobo (pepper in adobo sauce); 0.5 tsp ground cumin; 0.33 tsp salt; null null chopped red onion (for garnish); null null cilantro (for garnish); null null lime juice (for garnish); null null avocado (for garnish); null null vegan sour cream (for garnish); null null vegan queso (for garnish)

Instructions

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1

Heat oil (1 tsp) in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion (1 small), garlic (5 cloves), chopped carrots (0.33 cup) and salt (0.25 tsp). Cook until golden for 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reserve half of the mixture for the red sauce.
2

Add chickpeas (15 oz) and the spices (ground cumin (0.75 tsp), ground coriander (1 tsp), paprika (0.5 tsp), dried oregano (0.5 tsp), garlic powder (0.5 tsp), cayenne (0.25 tsp), cinnamon (1 dash)) to the skillet. Mix well, cover, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, make the red sauce: Blend tomato paste (0.25 cup), tomato (1), water (1 cup), in adobo (1 chipotle), ground cumin (0.5 tsp), salt (0.33 tsp), and the reserved onion garlic carrot mixture in a blender until smooth. Set aside.
4

Add tortillas (2), crisped and sliced into triangles (or 1.5 cups tortilla chips), to the chickpea skillet.
5

Pour the blended red sauce over the tortillas and chickpeas. Mix and bring to a boil. Taste and adjust salt and heat.
6

Serve immediately, garnished with [chopped red onion], [cilantro], and a dash of [lime juice]. Optionally, add other garnishes like [avocado], [vegan sour cream], or [vegan queso].