Tandoori Crock Pot Chicken With Chickpeas Pears Collard Greens Recipes

Steps:

• 1) Rinse chicken & pat dry. Cut 3 large slits across the width of the chicken breast. 2) Drain chickpeas and cut pears into slices. Rinse greens. Set all foods aside. 3) In a mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup yogurt with remaining sauce ingredients (from yogurt down in ingredient list). 4) Place chickpeas into the slow cooker. Smear the tandoori sauce on both sides of the chicken breast and place on top of the chickpeas. Over and cook on low for 6-8 hours. 5) Remove cooked chicken from the slow cooker. Stir in the remaining yogurt and pear pieces. Add chicken back to heat through while you steam the greens. 6) Heat a large pot of water, filled about 1" high. Insert a steamer basket. Remove ribs from greens, stack them, then cut crosswise into thin ribbons. Put greens in steamer basket and cover with a lid. Let steam until bright green, about 2 minutes. Remove from steamer basket and set aside. Place 2 cups steamed collard greens and top with 1/3 of the chicken breast, plus 1 cup of sauce with pears and chickpeas.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 to 550 degrees F, as high as it goes. Cover a baking sheet with foil and set a baking rack on top if you have one - not necessary but use it if ya got it.
• Place yogurt in shallow dish and combine with ginger, 3 cloves grated garlic, chili powder, coriander, paprika, turmeric, cardamom, cumin and 2 tablespoons oil. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and coat in sauce. Arrange on baking sheet and roast 20 to 25 minutes until juices run clear.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 clove grated garlic. Pulse chop the chick peas in food processor then add to garlic oil and season with salt and pepper. Mash with chicken stock and tahini and reduce heat to low.
• Combine red onion, bell peppers, chopped hot peppers, to taste, 2 tablespoons hot pepper pickle juice, cilantro leaves, lime juice. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Wedge the remaining lime, reserve.
• Warm and crisp pitas in hot oven last few minutes chicken is roasting.
• Serve chicken with lime wedges to squeeze over top. Serve mashed chick peas alongside. Top the chicken with pepper salad. Cut pitas in half and pass at table.

Steps:

• In a large skillet hear oil over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, potatoes and ginger and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add curry powder and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes with liquid and chickpeas and bring to a boil, stirring.
• Gradually stir in 3/4 cup of tomato juice or water; return to a boil.
• Add spinach then place cauliflower on top of stew. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and cayenne and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Rinse and drain chickpeas in cold water. Pick out any stones and dark brown chickpeas.
• Put drained chickpeas into your crock pot. Add water and salt.
• Cook on High for 2-3 hours or until soft. Depending on your tastes and what you are going to use them for you can remove when slightly firm or cook until they are very soft.
• When done, carefully pour into a colander, being careful to use oven mitts to handle the crock - it will be hot. Drain and rinse well.
• Chickpeas will keep for about 2 days in the fridge. They will keep longer if made into hummus. They also freeze quite well.
• To freeze chickpeas rinse and drain them thoroughly. Leave to drain well for about 15 minutes. Spread chickpeas onto a baking tray, making sure they don't touch one another. Put into freezer. When frozen, you can transfer the chickpeas to a freezer bag or plastic container for more permanent storage.