Imagine waking up on a lazy weekend and your tummy is rumbling for food… this 1-Pan Creamy Chickpeas recipe with bacon, sausages and eggs will be the perfect remedy! 🍳 Warm and comforting, this recipe is as delicious as any brunch available in fancy cafés ✨ Best of all – it’s way cheaper and you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own home.

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Why 1-Pan Creamy Chickpeas will be Your Favourite Recipe

Time-Saving: This recipe takes 15-minutes tops. I actually timed myself preparing this before I had my coffee and was still half awake. So imagine if you’re cooking this after a coffee – it’ll be way faster!

Nutritional: Per calculations from MyFitnessPal app, this recipe consists of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron. It is also Gluten-Free! However, do take note that due to the ingredients such as bacon and cream, the cholesterol of this recipe is at 194 gm per serving – therefore, even though I know it might be too delicious and tempting to make again, please eat moderately!

Budget-friendly: This brunch is inexpensive as compared to other recipes that use more expensive ingredients. These ingredients are easily available and won’t cause a huge dent in your budget. Also, it’s way cheaper than dining in a café!

Customizable: Have fun and experiment with different kinds of ingredients. You can omit sausages and bacon for a vegetarian option. Or maybe even add baby spinach and omit cream for a healthier version. In fact, you can even go crazy and add in more eggs if you wish! Unleash your creativity ✨

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Shopping List

First, you will need to have proper equipment:

• 1 pan or pot

Secondly, ingredients:

• 1 cup chickpeas
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 strips bacon
• 1 large sausage (any kind)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup cooking cream
• Salt and black pepper
• 2 large eggs

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Preparing the 1-pan creamy chickpeas

• Boil the can of chickpeas for 5 minutes with a pinch of salt.
• Drain the chickpeas and put them aside.
• Cut sausage and bacon into small pieces.
• Mince garlic cloves.
• Rinse a sprig of thyme and put it aside.

Start Cooking 🍳

• Heat up a pan on medium heat. To test if the pan is hot enough, sprinkle a drop of water on the pan. If the water simmers, means it’s ready!
• Next, add olive oil to the pan.
• And then, add the bacon and sausages.
• Once the bacon and sausage are crispy and browned, add minced garlic and fry as well.
• When the garlic is lightly browned, add the sprig of thyme. Followed by tomato paste, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and water. Fry for about a minute until fragrant.
• Add cooking cream and stir until colour is even.
• Add salt and pepper to your liking.
• Add chickpeas that you cooked earlier. Mix the chickpeas until fully coated.
• Make 2 holes within the creamy chickpea mixture for eggs. Crack 2 eggs into each hole.
• Cover the pan for about 3 minutes, or until the eggs are done to your liking. (maintain medium heat).
• At last, it’s done!

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Serving Suggestions

• Baguette or Sourdough bread
• Also pairs well with potatoes, salad, or just on its own!

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Useful Tips

• To save even more time in the morning, you can boil the chickpeas in advance the night before! Just put them in the fridge (refrigerated for up to 3 days) and take them out to cook whenever you’re ready.
• If there are leftovers of the creamy chickpeas, you can store them in the fridge for 3 days in an air-tight container. Just reheat in the microwave for 3 minutes (depending on your microwave’s setting).
• If you plan to eat it over the week, you can freeze the leftovers. To thaw, put the creamy chickpeas back down in the fridge area for a few hours until it softens (normally 8 – 10 hours for my fridge). Then just microwave it!

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