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Vegan Chickpea Meatballs in Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

February 28, 2019 By thecuriouschickpea 16 Comments

These vegan chickpea meatballs in roasted red pepper sauce make a fantastic meal. The savory vegan meatballs are cooked in a creamy red pepper sauce for a recipe that is easy to make, and even more delicious to eat! The recipe is easily made gluten free.

If you’re looking for a boldly flavored, stick to your ribs, cosy comfort food meal, you can stop right here. Savory and filling chickpea meatballs, drenched in a roasted red pepper cream sauce. Whether you devour it straight from the pan, alongside toasted Italian bread, or over pasta it makes a fantastic meal!…

Mexican Red Chile Sauce

April 19, 2018 By thecuriouschickpea 1 Comment

If you love Mexican food (hi! me!) then you have got to make this red chile sauce. Made from dried chiles it has all that authentic flavor your Mexican food has probably been missing. I’ve been experimenting with this sauce for the past 6 months (basically as an excuse to always have some version of it stashed in the fridge). It’s the perfect base for your taco “meats” and Mexican soups. It makes for the most flavorful enchilada sauce, and adds so much depth to your beans. It even makes a darn good sandwich spread. And it’s the easiest to make! I think you’ll love it! It’s a streamlined, flavor-packed, 8-ingredient recipe with almost no hands on effort and is ready in no time.

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