Hawaiian BBQ Chickpea Bowls

Garrett and I are going on our first vacation together tomorrow.

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Well, kind of.

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It’s our first reallllllll vacation that’s just the two of us. No family, no friends, just two young lovebirds out on an adventure, left to our own devices to make it in a strange city………… Just the two of us, all alone…….

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I’ve left Garr in charge of logistics. Plane, rental car, hotel. Fingers crossed we make it alive, are driving something safer than a Tonka truck and aren’t staying in the outhouse of a unabomber. Oh, I’ve also put him in charge of dining and explorations. He’s just so much better at the internet than I am and can google things at lightning speed. Plus, I need my phone battery to take food pix so.

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Also, only one argument so far because I want to check a bag so I can take my hot rollers.

Time: 1 hour (prep + cooking) | Serves: 4-6 bowls

Ingredients:

1 pineapple, peeled + cubed
4 tbsp. of honey
2 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. of liquid smoke
1 6 oz. can of tomato paste
1 tbsp. of garlic powder
1 tsp. of cayenne
1 tsp. of crushed red pepper
1 cup of water
1 can of chickpeas, rinsed + drained
1 red onion, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 yellow pepper, diced
1 jalapeno, diced
1 avocado, cubed
S+P, to taste
1 tbsp. of olive oil
Brown rice for serving
Cilantro, for serving

How to:

Preheat oven to 425
In a food processor, combine 1 cup of pineapple + honey + vinegar + liquid smoke + tomato paste + garlic powder + cayenne + crushed red pepper + S+P + water, pulse until smooth
Transfer to a small pot + warm over medium heat
Meanwhile, arrange chickpeas on a lined baking sheet
Drizzle with olive oil + S+P, roast for 20-25 minutes, stirring once
Once cooked, dump chickpeas into BBQ sauce pot + turn off heat
To serve, put some rice in a bowl + top with some pineapple + onion + peppers + avocado + BBQ chickpeas + cilantro
Create catapult with spoon + launch contents at sweetie

BBQ sauce idea from here!

http://ifoodreal.com/hawaiian-bbq-sauce/#_a5y_p=5521070

15 thoughts on “Hawaiian BBQ Chickpea Bowls”

LB says:

July 20, 2017 at 7:19 pm

this probably tastes so bright and fresh! can’t wait to try.

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Rachel says:
August 1, 2017 at 7:42 pm

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SOOOOO bright and fresh. You’ll love it!!

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Osyth says:

July 21, 2017 at 12:03 am

You are brave (husband organises trip) and selfless (saves phone battery for food pictures). Do not back down on the rollers. This is my wisdom hard-earned.

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