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Lemon-Dill Chickpea and Rice Breakfast Bake

Tender herby rice and creamy chickpeas baked in lemony dill broth under a crunchy pumpkin-and-sesame seed crust, with feta for a salty tang.

Lemon-Dill Chickpea and Rice Breakfast Bake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup200 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • 1 can, drained254 gChickpeas, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 2¾ cups600 gVegetable broth
  • 1 medium200 gZucchinidiced
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 3 cups loosely packed90 gBaby spinachroughly chopped
  • 1 cup sprigs10 gFresh dillchopped
  • ¼ cup chopped15 gFresh parsleychopped
  • 2 tbsp30 gLemon juice
  • 2 tsp4 gLemon zest
  • ½ cup crumbled80 gFeta cheesecrumbled
  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • ¼ cup35 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • 1½ tbsp15 gSesame seeds
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease an 8x8-inch baking dish with a little of the olive oil, using about one quarter of it.
  2. Heat half of the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and zucchini for 5 minutes until softened, then stir in the garlic for 30 seconds.
  3. Make the herb broth: in a saucepan, bring the vegetable broth to a simmer, then take it off the heat and stir in the dill, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, black pepper and salt.
  4. In the baking dish, combine the rice, chickpeas, cooked onion mixture, spinach and feta, spreading them evenly.
  5. Pour the hot herb broth over the rice mixture, stir once, cover tightly with foil and bake for 40 minutes, until the rice is tender and the broth is absorbed.
  6. Meanwhile, make the seed crust: toss the pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds with the remaining olive oil (the last quarter).
  7. Uncover the casserole, scatter the seed crust over the top and bake uncovered for 10 more minutes, until the seeds are toasted and golden.
  8. Rest the casserole for 10 minutes before scooping into bowls.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy vegetable broth labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Sesame. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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