10 Easy and Delicious Slow Cooker Chickpea Recipes
These 10 Easy and Delicious Slow Cooker Chickpea Recipes are hearty, healthy, and incredibly versatile. With pantry-friendly ingredients and bold flavors, they're perfect for busy nights, meal prep, or stretching your grocery budget.
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When life gets busy, the slow cooker is my not-so-secret kitchen hero, and chickpeas are one of my favorite ingredients to throw in it. Chickpeas always come through with their nutty flavor, creamy texture, and magical ability to soak up whatever delicious broth or sauce I toss their way. Plus, they're packed with plant-based protein and fiber, which makes them perfect for building satisfying, meatless meals that still feel hearty.
For these recipes, you'll toss in your ingredients, hit go, and come back to a cozy, flavorful meal. Let's dig into the best easy slow cooker chickpea recipes, and if you're new to cooking with chickpeas (canned or dried), scroll down for tips, tricks, and no-soak instructions to get you started!
Slow Cooker Chickpea Recipes
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chickpeas with Pineapple
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chickpeas with Pineapple is a delicious vegetarian crockpot meal with a homemade sweet and sour sauce.
Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chickpeas
Slow Cooker Mediterranean Chickpeas with olives, roasted red peppers, onions, and garlic is a meatless meal that is packed with flavor and healthy.
Slow Cooker Curry Chickpeas and Vegetables
This Slow Cooker Chickpea Curry with Vegetables made with chickpeas, tons of veggies, coconut milk, and Madras curry seasoning is packed with flavor and makes a perfect meatless meal.
Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Chickpeas
Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Chickpeas are healthy, Asian inspired meatless meal that can be made with items already in your pantry.
Slow Cooker Chickpea Tikka Masala with Cauliflower
Slow Cooker Chickpea Tikka Masala makes the best vegetarian meal without all the work of a traditional masala dish.
Slow Cooker Chana Masala
This Slow Cooker Chana Masala is one of my favorite crockpot Indian dishes. Packed with chickpeas cooked in a slightly spicy tomato based sauce - it's one of the best meatless meals around.
Tomato Coconut Curry Chickpea Stew
This Tomato Coconut Cury Chickpea Stew is the best comforting Indian dish with creamy coconut curry broth, chickpeas, potatoes, and spinach.
Slow Cooker Chorizo Spiced Chickpeas and Chard
Slow Cooker Honey Lentils and Chickpeas
Slow Cooker Red Curry Chickpeas and Vegetables
Slow Cooker Chickpea Basics and Cooking Tips
Never cooked with chickpeas before? Don't worry! They're super easy to cook with, and I've rounded up some easy tips to make these recipes a breeze.
- No soaking needed! You can cook dried chickpeas in the slow cooker without soaking. Just rinse them well to remove any dust or debris (check for small stones too).
- Liquid ratio: Use 7 cups of water or broth per 1 pound of dried chickpeas.
- Flavor boost: Add salt (1 tsp), pepper, garlic, onion, bay leaves, or herbs directly to the slow cooker for more flavorful beans.
- Cooking time:
- Low: 7–8 hours (best texture!)
- High: 3–4 hours
- Optional tip: Add ¼ tsp of baking soda to help soften the chickpeas. Some people swear by it.
- Yield savings: 1 pound of dried chickpeas = about four 14-oz cans of cooked beans. So much more budget-friendly!
- Freezer tip: Freeze cooked chickpeas in their cooking liquid to maintain texture and flavor. Just drain before using.
- Canned chickpea tip: Always rinse and drain canned chickpeas to remove the salty canning liquid and avoid that "tinny" flavor.
Canned vs. Dried Chickpeas: Conversions
Canned to Cooked:
- 14 oz can = 1.5 cups cooked
- 19 oz can = ~2 cups cooked
- 28 oz can = 3 cups cooked
Dry to Cooked:
- 1 pound dried = 6–7 cups cooked
- 1 cup dry = 3 cups cooked
- ⅓ cup dry = 1 cup cooked
Instant Pot Tips
- Most of these slow cooker recipes can be made in the Instant Pot!
- As long as there's enough liquid (most of these recipes have plenty), they won't burn.
- If your recipe doesn't include ingredients that need long cooking, pressure cook for at least 10 minutes so the flavors can develop.
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