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Leek, Potato And Chickpea Gratin

May 26, 2020 Penny Leave a Comment

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Easy, low cost supper recipe with potato, cheese, leeks and chickpeas
Leek, Potato And Chickpea Gratin

Leek And Potato – Made For Each Other

I love leek and potato – whether in Leek and Potato soup or Leek and Potato Gratin. They are two vegetables that just go together. My recipe for leek and potato gratin has ham in it but I wanted to make a vegetarian version that would be a bit more substantial. And I had the idea of adding chickpeas – and some cumin seeds to flavour.

Tasty, nutritious and low cost recipe for a family midweek meal that is quick and easy to prepare

Low Cost Recipe For Midweek Meal

The result is a really good, wholesome and low cost recipe for a mid week supper – the cost is around £2.50 for four people and it takes just minutes to prepare and the 45 minutes in the oven leaving the cook free to do other things. I served this with sweetcorn, but you could serve with any vegetable of your choice.

In these days of austerity, it can seem hard to manage with rising prices and static incomes so having a few really low cost supper ideas that are not only frugal but delicious can be a real help. Chickpeas are tasty and nutritious and around 70p a can.

Alternatively you can buy a bag of dried peas and soak them overnight, boil till soft the next day (about 2 hours) and freeze in portion sizes ready for use.

You can adapt this recipe to serve as many people as you need.

Chickpeas – Nutritious And Delicious!

The chickpea (or garbanzo bean as it is known in the US) is an ancient food of the Mediterranean and is now associated both with Moroccan and Indian cuisine. It is a tasty legume used widely in salads, curries, stews and of course, hummus.

Leek, Chickpea And Potato Gratin


Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 45 minutes

Total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4-5 medium potatoes
  • 4 medium leeks
  • 1 400ml tin chickpeas, drained
  • 100g / 3oz mature cheddar cheese, grated
  • 400ml milk
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C

  2. Wash and slice the leeks into rounds

  3. Peel the potatoes and slice thinly

  4. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan

  5. Fry the leeks for a few minutes until soft and the rings are falling apart

  6. Add the cumin seeds and cook for a couple of minutes

  7. Add the chickpeas and stir

  8. Remove from heat

  9. Grease a baking dish

  10. Line the bottom of the dish with a layer of slice potatoes

  11. Cover with half the leek and chickpeas

  12. Sprinkle with one third of the cheese

  13. Cover with a layer of potatoes and repeat

  14. Cover with a final layer of potatoes

  15. Pour over the milk until it just comes to the top layer of potatoes – adjust quantity accordingly

  16. Sprinkle with final third of cheese

  17. Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes

  18. Check potatoes are thoroughly cooked through

  19. Serve with vegetables of your choice

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