Cooking Class: Slow Cooker Chickpeas

Some things are just better when you make them yourself.

Take chickpeas, for example. There are few things handier than a can o’ cooked chickpeas to throw in a substantial salad, to whirl into homemade hummus or to make a Meatless Monday dinner.

But if you take the time to cook the dried chickpeas yourself, you’ll be awakened to a new level of flavor. They’re just so, so much better than canned.

You can certainly soak them overnight, and then boil them until they are cooked, or you could do them in the slow cooker. I choose the slow cooker because I can walk away for hours while it does the work.

I won’t say you’ll never go back to canned, because that is unrealistic, but I will say that given the choice, you will reach for the homemade.

Our Sunday Supper slow cooker recipes

This week our #SundaySupper blogger crew is all about slowly bringing in the New Year with slow cooker recipes, hosted by Cindy of Cindy’s Recipes and Writings. Check out the variety of things we have cooked up for you! Try these Slow Cooker Chickpeas or find something else from the menu below that rings your chimes:

Whet Your Appetite

• Whiskey Bacon Onion Jam from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
• Orange-Fig Jam from girlichef

Simmering Soups, Stews, and Side Dishes

• Chicken and Wild Rice Soup from Peanut Butter and Peppers
• Low-Carb Chunky Beefy Vegetable Soup from Yours And Mine Are Ours
• Beef, Wine and Mushroom Soup from Noshing With The Nolands
• Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Soup from Foxes Love Lemons
• Beef Stew from The Foodie Army Wife
• Pot Roast and Portabello Stew from Kudos Kitchen By Renee
• Slow Cooker Black Bean and Polenta Stew from Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Turkey Stew from Magnolia Days
• San Antonio Chunky Chicken Stew from The Weekend Gourmet
• Pumpkin, Chickpea & Lentil Stew from Take A Bite Out of Boca
• Slow Cooker Chickpeas from Shockingly Delicious

Main Courses

• Football Sunday Teriyaki Pulled Pork from Family Foodie
• Slow Cooker Apricot Jalapeno Pork Chops from Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos
• Vegan Slow Cooker Hoppin’ John from Killer Bunnies, Inc
• Slow Cooker Coffee Glazed Brisket from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Chipotle Honey BBQ Ribs from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Crockpot Country Style Pork Ribs from Cooking On The Ranch
• Slow Cooker Jerk Pork from Curious Cuisiniere
• Slow Cooker Beef Daube Provencal from Momma’s Meals
• Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore from The Dinner-Mom
• Chicken and Broccoli from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Tacos de Lengua from The Texan New Yorker
• Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken & Black Beans for Tacos from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
• Chinese Chicken from The Ninja Baker
• Slow Cooker Beef Brisket French Dip Sandwiches from Neighborfood

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