Broccoli chickpea stir fry is an easy vegetarian dinner in under 30 minutes. Made with fresh veggies and spices on a bed of rice. This is the perfect dinner for busy weeknights when you forgot to thaw the meat.

Broccoli Chickpea Stir Fry

Do you love incredibly simple dinner ideas? Me too! This broccoli chickpea stir fry is made quickly and without a lot of fuss. It's the perfect budget-friendly meal to add to your dinner rotation. If you want you can add meat to this recipe - chicken, pork or steak bites would all work great! You can save the leftovers for lunch and add them to a tortilla wrap.

White bowl with jasmine rice and stir fry on top. Fork is on the side of food.

Broccoli Chickpea Stir Fry Ingredients

Here are the simple ingredients you'll need for this stir fry:

Broccoli - You'll need one head of broccoli, or about 4 cups of broccoli florets.
Chickpeas - One can of drained and rinsed chickpeas.
Onion - You'll need one whole chopped onion.
Rice - You can use any kind of rice that you prefer. I used jasmine rice.
Sauce - To make the sauce you'll need balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger powder, and maple syrup.

close up detail of broccoli chickpea stir fry in a frying pan

Broccoli Chickpea Stir Fry Directions

This recipe is perfect for busy nights where you have no meat thawed. You can put this together in less than 20 minutes. For the full recipe card, scroll to the bottom of this post.

Here are the basic steps:

Rice - Make the rice the same way you normally do. I used jasmine rice in a rice cooker.
Stir Fry - Cook onion and garlic until they turn translucent. Add the broccoli and chickpeas along with vegetable broth. Create the sauce, a base of balsamic vinegar and spices, and dump on top. Mix everything together and season with salt and pepper.
Serve - Add rice and stir fry to a plate. Serve and enjoy!

rice and broccoli chickpea stir fry in a white dish with a fork. Dish is on a wood cutting board with kitchen towel beside it.

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Broccoli Chickpea Stir Fry

Broccoli chickpea stir fry is an easy vegetarian dinner in under 30 minutes. Made with fresh veggies and spices on a bed of rice.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 Tbsp cooking oil - coconut oil, avocado oil, etc
2 garlic cloves - minced
1 onion - chopped
4 cups broccoli florets
1 can chickpeas - drained and rinsed
⅓ cup vegetable broth - or water
cooked rice

Sauce

½ cup water
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup - optional
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp ginger powder
salt and pepper - to taste

Instructions

Cook the rice using steps you normally do (rice cooker, steamer etc).
Add cooking oil to a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the minced garlic and chopped onion. Cook until the onion turns translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
Add the broccoli florets and chickpeas. Add the broth and mix everything together.
Make the sauce using water, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger powder.
Pour sauce over top of vegetables and mix together. Cook an additional 1-3 minutes.
Serve with cooked rice and vegetables.