Recette de cuisineHomemade recipes · Hainaut
Favorites
Rice with chickpeas and olives

Rice with chickpeas and olives

Main dishes

A delicious rice dish with chickpeas and black olives, perfect for family meals.

Enlarge photo

Recipe from Gran, יוני2023, Rotemliss and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

↓ Jump to recipe

This rice with chickpeas and olives is a comforting dish that will satisfy your taste buds. It’s easy to prepare and full of flavor, and pairs well with a green salad.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$3.14 $0.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.29
  • $0.73
  • $0.39
  • $0.56
  • $1.00
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onions and sauté them in a pan with oil until they are golden brown.
  2. Add the rice and mix. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add two cups of water, mix, reduce the heat, and cover.
  4. If you are using brown rice, please note that the cooking time is longer than for white rice. ≈ 3 min
  5. After about forty-five minutes, add the olives and chickpeas to the pan.
  6. Season with salt, pepper, and any other spices to your liking, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  7. Once the rice is cooked and has absorbed all the water (if necessary, add a little more water), stir in the chopped parsley and remove from the heat. ≈ 3 min
  8. Serve hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Rice with chickpeas and olives

  • 2 onions$0.29
  • A bowl of uncooked rice$0.73
  • A cup of cooked chickpeas (or chickpeas from a can)$0.39
  • A bowl of high-quality black olives, pitted and halved.$0.56
  • A small (unfilled) cup of chopped parsley$1.00
  • oil paint for cooking$0.17

Total$3.14

that's $0.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

Affiliate links

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 onions
  • A bowl of uncooked rice
  • A cup of cooked chickpeas (or chickpeas from a can)
  • A bowl of high-quality black olives, pitted and halved.
  • A small (unfilled) cup of chopped parsley
  • oil paint for cooking
  • salt, pepper, and other spices, to taste

The screen stays on while cooking mode is open.
🎬 Have a video of this recipe? Suggest a YouTube link

Did you film this recipe, or do you know a video that shows it? Axelle watches it before adding it to the page.

Nothing is published before approval.

✏️ A mistake, an idea for this recipe? Suggest a correction

Reviews (0)

Rate this recipe Be the first to rate it!

Your rating