Za’atar Chickpea Rice with Yogurt Sauce
Our Za’atar Chickpea Rice with Yogurt Sauce will keep eaters coming back for more. With flavors inspired from the Middle East and a refershing yougurt sauce, this is one tasty meal!
This dish is part of the "Meatless Mains in Minutes" recipe series, a collection of hearty vegetarian concepts that take no more than 30 minutes of total cook time.
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Servings4
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Serving Size1½ cups rice, ¼ cup toppings
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Prep Time15 min
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Cook Time15 min
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Total Time30 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain white rice, uncooked
- 1¾ cups water
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup frozen carrot slices
- ¾ cup raisins
- ½ cup chopped green onions (white and green parts total)
- grated zest and juice from 1 large lemon
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Za’atar seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup chopped fresh mint or cilantro
Yogurt Sauce
- 1 cup reduced-fat or regular plain Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons Za’atar seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Directions
- Combine rice, water, garbanzo beans, carrots, and raisins in a large skillet. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, stir, cover, and simmer on low heat 15 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.
- Remove from heat, stir in the green onions, the lemon zest and juice, oil, 1 tablespoon Za’atar seasoning, and 1 teaspoon salt. Sprinkle with herbs. Cover and let stand 5 minutes to absorb flavors.
- Meanwhile, combine the yogurt topping ingredients in a small bowl.
- Top each serving with yogurt topping. If desired, drizzle additional oil over each serving.
Makes 6 cups rice mixture and 1 cup topping total.
Recipe Notes
Za’atar seasoning is a blend of crushed dried oregano, dried thyme, dried marjoram, sumac, and toasted sesame seeds. It is sold in the spice aisle of major supermarkets.Nutrition Facts
- Serving 1½ cups rice, ¼ cup toppings
- Calories 310
- Total Fat 8g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 680mg
- Carbohydrates 50g
- Dietary Fiber 4g
- Sugar 11g
- Protein 10g
