Espinacas con Garbanzos (Spanish Spinach with Chick Peas)

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Category: Side Dish - (554)
Origin: Spain
Source: Alpana Beise

Warm, cozy, earthy tones of cumin and smoked paprika along with a dash of garlic, sweet raisins and sprinkled with almond slivers. Top it off with a generous drizzle of some good olive oil. All this in 15 minutes. It’s going to be love at first bite with this Espinacas con garbanzosï¿½ Big time!!

Ingredients:

- 2 15.5 oz can garbanzos (chick peas)
- 5 cups fresh spinach
- 1 onion
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp. Butterl
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling

Preparation:

- Slice onions and garlic and set aside.
- Melt the butter.
- Add onions and sauté in butter. Cook until soft and translucent.
- Stir in garlic, smoked paprika and cumin powder.
- Sautee one minute.
- Mix in tomato sauce and then garbanzos. Sautee for a minute, then add in raisins.
- Stir in spinach and cook a few minutes until wilted. - If your skillet cannot accommodate all raw spinach at once, you can add it in batches.
- Serve in a dish, drizzle with a generous portion of olive oil and garnish with slivered almonds.-

Nutrition Values:

Servings: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 225
Total Fat: 7g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Trans Fat: 0g
Unsaturated Fat: 5g
Cholesterol: 6mg
Carbohydrates: 33g
Fiber: 8g
Sugar: 9g
Protein: 11g