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Green Veggies & Chickpeas with Cheesy Cashew Sauce

Yield
4 Servings
Prep Time
10 Minutes
Cook Time
30 Minutes
Nutritional Information per Serving
Calories: 413
Protein: 23.3g
Saturated Fat: 2.7g
Fat: 15.7g
Carbohydrates: 52.7g
Sugars: 12.6g
Fibre: 15.6g
Salt: 1.1g

This wholesome one-pot meal is all about simplicity, nourishment, and flavour. Packed with green vegetables and creamy chickpeas, it’s finished with a luscious cashew sauce that’s rich, tangy, and satisfyingly cheesy – all without a drop of dairy.

Chickpeas provide a hearty source of plant-based protein and fibre, helping to keep you full and support healthy digestion. Cashews bring a creamy texture along with healthy fats, magnesium, and a generous boost of protein. Nutritional yeast rounds it all out with a savoury cheesiness and a natural source of B vitamins – including B12, if you’re using a fortified version.

Together, the chickpeas and cashews make this a surprisingly protein-rich dish, especially when paired with a grain like brown rice or quinoa. It’s filling, flavourful, and endlessly adaptable. Add in whatever veg you’ve got lurking in the fridge – kale, spinach, cherry tomatoes – it all works.

Ingredients

For the Sauce
Arrowroot Powder
18g
Arrowroot Powder
Pink Salt
4g
Pink Salt

1tsp.

Black Pepper (Ground)
2g
Black Pepper (Ground)

1/2tsp.

Water
550ml
Water
For the Vegetables
Onion
113g
Onion
Garlic
12g
Garlic

3 – 4 cloves.

Courgette
430g
Courgette
Flat Beans
350g
Flat Beans

Trimmed and chopped into 2” pieces.

Peas
150g
Peas
Edamame Beans
150g
Edamame Beans

Method

Make the Green Veggies & Chickpeas with Cheesy Cashew Sauce

Prepare the vegetables:

  1. Dice the onion, garlic, and courgette. Trim the flat beans and cut them into roughly 2-inch lengths.

Make the sauce:

  1. If using a high-speed blender: Add all sauce ingredients to the blender and blitz until smooth.
  2. If not: Mix the arrowroot powder with about 1 tbsp of water in a small bowl to make a smooth paste (add more water if needed). Once lump-free, combine with the remaining sauce ingredients and blend or whisk until smooth.

Start the base:

  1. In a large pan over medium heat, cook the onion and garlic until soft and translucent. Add a splash of water if they start to stick.

Cook the veg:

  1. Add the courgette, beans, peas, edamame, chickpeas, and a good slosh of water to the pan. Stir well, cover with a lid, and reduce the heat to low. Let it steam gently until the vegetables are tender.

Add the sauce:

  1. Pour in the sauce and stir well. Cook over medium-low heat until it thickens and is hot all the way through. Add a little extra water if needed to loosen it to your preferred consistency.
  2. Add the dill.

Serve:

  1. Spoon over brown rice, quinoa, millet, or your favourite grain. Top with fresh herbs or a squeeze of lemon if you fancy.
Green Veggies & Chickpeas with Cheesy Cashew Sauce

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