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Chickpea recipes please?

2013-04-26T16:32:39Z

Hi. I have 3 kids (8,6 and 2) and a fairly fussy husband when it comes to food. In the shop the other day I was feeling brave and adventurous and bought a couple of tins of chickpeas. However, I am not sure what to do with them! I have searched online and found lots of curry recipes, but was wondering if anyone had any other ideas of how to cook/hide them in something yummy! We are 90% veggie (kids and DH have meat once a week) and I want to make sure we get enough of everything, especially as DD1 is suffering with constipation at the moment.

Many thanks
xx

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