Spiced sweet potato and chickpeas stuffed mushrooms
Background
These spiced sweet potato and chickpeas stuffed mushrooms can be vegan or vegetarian, or you can serve them as a side dish with grilled meat and fish. Furthermore, you could make it in two stages β the sauce can be refrigerated for several days, then the mushrooms only take 20 minutes to bake. Serve with toast, boiled rice, mashed potatoes or salad on the side.
Ingredients
- 6 large chestnut mushrooms
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 4 Tbsp grated cheese (Manchego or plant-based alternative)
- 1 tin chickpeas
- For the Sauce:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 pinch (or more) cayenne
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 handful coriander or parsley leaves
- Salt and pepper
- 350 ml passata
- Pinch of brown sugar or 1 tsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180Β°C.
- First make the sauce. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes and scatter them in a baking tray. Cut the red pepper into chunks, the onion into wedges. Add these to the tray together with the garlic cloves (unpeeled).
- Mix the oil and spices, then pour over the vegetables and toss dwell. Season to taste, then bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until they are tender.
- Take the tray out, remove the skins of the onion and garlic.
- Transfer the veggies to a saucepan and add the passata. Bring to the boil, then turn off the heat. Add the fresh herbs and mash the stew with a fork, or process it with a hand-held blender into a textured, thick sauce. Drain the chickpeas and add to the sauce. Taste and season to your liking.
- Cut out the stalks of the mushrooms, then chop these finely and add to the sauce.
- Rub the mushrooms with a little oil, then put them on a baking tray.
- Stuff the mushrooms with the stew and scatter some grated cheese on top .
- Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- Serve warm.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Dinner - Everyday - Lunch - Main - Roast - Side - Supper
- Cuisines: - Mexican
- Occasions: - Dinner Party
- Ingredients: - Other Pulses
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Diabetic - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - High Fibre - Low Cholestrol - Nut Free - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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