Vegetarian chickpea pizza with sour cream

This crispy pita pizza with smoky stewed chickpeas and sour cream will have your taste buds tantalizing and your mouth watering . You can save time by making the stewed chickpeas ahead of time and simply adding them on to the pizza for a prep-to-table meal in 15 minutes.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Total time: 70 minutes

Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

Stewed Chickpeas

1 can chickpeas

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 onion, coarsely chopped

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 ½ tsp tomato paste

¼ tsp cayenne pepper

¼ tsp smoked paprika

2 red bell peppers, cut into 1/4-inch dice

1 large tomato, peeled and coarsely chopped

½ tsp agave

Pizza

3 pitas

½ Tbsp olive oil

4 Tbsp of sour cream

fresh parsley

3 eggs

2 cups Stewed Chickpeas

Directions

Stewed Chickpeas

1. In a large saucepan, heat oil, and add onion and red peppers and cook until soft, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add tomato paste, cayenne, paprika, salt and black pepper to taste and stir to combine. Add mixture to a food processor and mix to make a paste.

2. Over medium heat, return paste to the saucepan and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, before adding the tomato, agave, 1 can of chickpeas and 1 cup water.

3. Bring to a low simmer, cover the pan and cook over low heat for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more water when needed to maintain a sauce-like consistency. Remove the lid and cook for 15 more minutes.

Pizza

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220ºC). Brush pitas with olive oil, spread a thin layer of chickpea mixture over and make a small well in the centre.

2. Crack an egg in the middle of each pita and bake for 8-12 minutes until it’s cooked.