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Basil & lemon chickpeas with mackerel
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Basil & lemon chickpeas with mackerel

9 ingredients 10 min + 15 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Basil & lemon chickpeas with mackerel

Good Food favourite Lesley Waters proves that healthy can be hearty - and tasty too!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

343
Calories
10g
Protein
16g
Fat
44g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Mackerel not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
  • 1 bunch spring onion , sliced
  • 1 large garlic clove , crushed
  • zest 1 lemon and squeeze of juice
  • 2 x 400g can chickpeas , drained and rinsed
  • 150ml vegetable stock
  • 85g SunBlush tomatoes , halved
  • 4 mackerel fillets, skin on
  • 1 large bunch basil

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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