One Pot Spanish Wheat Berries with Chickpeas and Olives
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Spanish
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • Splash olive oil
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp black pepper, red pepper flake, and saffron, each
  • Splash sherry wine or white wine
  • 2 cups broth
  • 14 oz can diced fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 cup hard red wheat berries
  • 1½ cups cooked chickpeas (or 1 can, rinsed and drained)
  • 1 cup green peas (frozen and thawed)
  • 1 TBS apple cider vinegar
  • 12 green olives, sliced
  • Parsley, for garnish
Instructions
  1. In a large pot or dutch oven, combine onion and a splash of olive oil over medium heat. Saute until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add garlic through saffron and saute 1 more minute. Deglaze the pan with sherry or white wine.
  3. Mix in tomatoes, broth, wheat berries, chickpeas and peas. Simmer for 45-50 minutes, or until the wheat berries are tender.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in apple cider vinegar. Divide mixture among 4 bowls and top with olives and parsley.
Recipe by Alison's Allspice at https://www.alisonsallspice.com/one-pot-spanish-wheat-berries-chickpeas-olives/