Description
This Slow Cooker Moroccan Chickpea Stew is a hearty, flavorful dish combining lean ground turkey, chickpeas, vegetables, and fragrant Moroccan spices. Perfect for a comforting and nutritious meal, this stew is slow-cooked to meld the spices and ingredients beautifully, yielding tender meat and veggies infused with aromatic turmeric, paprika, and coriander. It’s a great healthy dinner option that’s easy to prepare and packed with protein and fiber.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat
- 1.3 lb package 93% lean ground turkey
Vegetables
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 tbsp poblano pepper, chopped
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 28 oz can petite diced tomatoes
- 2 15 oz cans chickpeas, drained
Liquids & Oils
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (light)
- 2 cups low sodium (99% fat free) chicken broth
Spices & Herbs
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp coriander
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp coarse salt
- 2 tbsp fresh Italian parsley or spearmint, chopped
Other
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Cook Ground Turkey: Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high. Add the ground turkey and cook for 10-12 minutes, breaking it up as it cooks to ensure even browning. Once cooked through, transfer the meat to the slow cooker.
- Sauté Vegetables: In the same skillet, add the olive oil, chopped onions, poblano pepper, diced carrots, and diced celery. Sauté the vegetables until they become soft and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes to release the garlic’s flavor.
- Combine in Slow Cooker: Transfer the sautéed vegetables into the slow cooker with the cooked ground turkey. Add the diced tomatoes, drained chickpeas, chicken broth, turmeric, paprika, coriander, bay leaves, crushed red pepper flakes, and coarse salt. Gently stir everything together until well combined.
- Slow Cook the Stew: Cover the slow cooker and cook the stew on LOW heat for 6 to 8 hours, allowing the flavors to meld and the chickpeas to soften further.
- Finish and Serve: Before serving, remove the bay leaves. Ladle the stew into bowls and garnish with fresh chopped Italian parsley or spearmint for a burst of freshness. Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- Check labels on canned ingredients to ensure they are gluten-free if needed.
- Adjust crushed red pepper flakes to control the spice level.
- This stew can be reheated well and tastes even better the next day.
- For vegetarian variation, omit ground turkey and use vegetable broth.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 342
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1081 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
