Catalan chickpea xamfaina

Catalan chickpea xamfaina

Vegetarian

A hearty and flavorful Catalan chickpea stew, featuring slow-cooked chickpeas with a medley of confit eggplant, cauliflower, mushrooms, tomato, and bell p…

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This Catalan stew combines chickpeas with a flavorful vegetable medley. It simmers gently to create a hearty vegetarian dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$15.48 $2.58 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.87
  • $1.75
  • $6.45
  • $2.03
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $1.59
  • $2.36
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the soaked chickpeas in salted water with a drizzle of oil.
  2. Aside from that, heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion, eggplant, tomatoes, garlic (all peeled and chopped), as well as the mushrooms, cauliflower, and bell pepper, simply chopped. Add a pinch of salt, and once everything is softened, add the chickpea mixture to the pan without stopping the cooking process.
  3. Serve the soup when everything is ready. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Catalan chickpea xamfaina

  • 250 g of chickpeas, soaked overnight$0.87
  • 1 medium eggplant$1.75
  • 500 g of tomato blackberries$6.45
  • 400 g of fresh mushrooms$2.03
  • 1 small onion$0.21
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 confit bell pepper$1.59
  • 200 ml of olive oil$2.36
  • salt$0.04

Total$15.48

that's $2.58 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of chickpeas, soaked overnight
  • One small head of cauliflower
  • 1 medium eggplant
  • 500 g of tomato blackberries
  • 400 g of fresh mushrooms
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 confit bell pepper
  • 200 ml of olive oil
  • salt
  • 2 litres of water

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