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Rice with chickpeas and olives

Rice with chickpeas and olives

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A complete Israeli-style rice dish: golden onions, rice cooked with a lid, followed by chickpeas, black olives, and plenty of parsley.

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Recipe from Gran, יוני2023, Rotemliss and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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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 time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$10.95 $2.74 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.41
  • $0.73
  • $0.87
  • $2.11
  • $6.67
  • $0.16

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dice the onions and sauté them in the oil in a deep frying pan.
  2. Add the rice and mix. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour the two cups of water, mix, reduce the heat, and cover. Brown rice requires a longer cooking time. ≈ 4 min
  4. After a quarter of an hour, add the olives and chickpeas, season, and mix. ≈ 4 min
  5. Once the rice is tender and has absorbed the water (add a little more if needed), stir in the parsley and remove from the heat. Serve immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Rice with chickpeas and olives

  • 2 onions$0.41
  • 1 cup of uncooked rice$0.73
  • 1 cup of cooked chickpeas (or canned)$0.87
  • 1 cup of pitted black olives, halved$2.11
  • 1 cup of chopped parsley (not packed)$6.67
  • oil for cooking$0.16

Total$10.95

that's $2.74 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 2 onions
  • 1 cup of uncooked rice
  • 1 cup of cooked chickpeas (or canned)
  • 1 cup of pitted black olives, halved
  • 1 cup of chopped parsley (not packed)
  • oil for cooking
  • salt, pepper, and other spices to taste
  • 2 cups of water

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