Garbanzo Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups cooked garbanzo beans
• 2 cups breadcrumbs, preferably whole wheat
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup sesame seed meal
• 2 tablespoons tahini sesame butter (tahini)
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2/3 cup shredded cheese (monterey jack recommended)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f mash garbanzo beans; set aside.
• 2 heat stock and add it to bread crumbs, stirring until stock is absorbed.
• 3 in a large skillet, heat oil and sauté onions until they are translucent.
• 4 add sesame meal and sesame butter and continue sautéing until mixture is lightly browned.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, combine bread crumbs, sauté mixture, mashed beans, thyme, coriander, nutmeg, bay leaf, parsley, salt, and soy sauce.
• 6 put mixture in casserole dish and bake for 20 minutes.
• 7 top with cheese and bake for another 10 minutes.