Peanut Veggie Chickpea Tray Bake

This vegetable chickpea tray bake with peanut sauce is the ultimate quick and easy vegan weeknight meal. Toss all the ingredients into a baking dish, bake it in the oven and dinner is served with little mess or prep!

One pan dinners are LIFE.

This chickpea tray bake is the BEST recipe to make when you want something quick, easy and filled with veggies. And it doesn’t make a huge mess in the kitchen. You toss all of the ingredients into a baking dish and add it into the oven. Come back in 40 minutes and BOOM baby – dinner is served. It is a dream come true and completely vegan too.

This traybake recipe is super simple and the peanut butter sauce on top adds the ultimate touch of flavour.  I love serving it with couscous or quinoa which works so well.

Let me know if you make this recipe. I cannot wait to hear what you think!

Ingredients you’ll need:

All you need to make this chickpea tray bake are 4 key ingredients plus a few seasonings to make the sauce:

• Canned chickpeas 
• Broccoli
• Capsicums (bell peppers)
• Onion
• Seasonings: garlic, ginger, salt + pepper
• Olive oil spray
• Peanut butter
• Tamari 
• Rice vinegar
• Maple syrup

How to make this chickpea tray bake

The most hands on step in this recipe is chopping up the vegetables. However, once you’ve prepped the vegetables it’s easy as!

Preheat the oven to 200C/ 390F or 180C (fan-forced)

Prepare vegetables: Chop up the vegetables and rinse the chickpeas.

Combine ingredients: Add the vegetables and chickpeas to a large roasting dish or lasagna sized dish along with the seasonings. Spray well with olive oil and toss everything to combine.

Bake: Cover the dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes, tossing once and rotating the pan halfway through.

Peanut sauce: Meanwhile, make the sauce by combining everything together in a small bowl. I recommend adding the water slowly, everything emulsifies into a smooth creamy sauce.

Serve: Remove the dish from the oven, top with the peanut sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with some couscous, quinoa or grains. Alternatively, you can serve it as an exciting side dish to your healthy vegan dinner!

Additional protein sources to serve with:

• Keep as is for a vegan meal
• Add 1-2 soft boiled or poached eggs
• Roasted chicken 
• Salmon for omega-3’s
• Prawns (shrimp)

But really, you can add whatever you like because this dish goes with just about anything!

What veggies are good with chickpeas?

Here are some others vegetables you can try in this tray bake

• Cauliflower florets
• Broccoli florets
• Capsicums (bell peppers)
• Carrots sliced
• Mushrooms
• Pumpkin cubes
• Red or brown onion

How long will this tray bake keep for?

Store leftovers for 4-5 days in an airtight container in the fridge. I love eating it cold the next day but you can also reheat it the microwave or low over the stove with a splash of water.

Meal prep ideas:

You can double the ingredients of this traybake for simple meal prep throughout the week. You can even serve it up as new and exciting meals so you don’t get bored of the same thing: 

• Stuff into pita bread or tacos
• Roll it into a wrap with extra leafy greens
• Toss into a salad and top with some fresh avocado and drizzle extra peanut sauce.
• Make it a nourish bowl by pairing with some rice or quinoa

Other easy dinner recipes to try:

Roasted Pumpkin + Zucchini Couscous Salad

Peanut Butter Chickpea Curry

15-Minute Peanut Chickpea Stir Fry

If you try this chickpea tray bake recipe or have a question, please let me know! Leave a comment and rate it below. I love to hear what you think, or any changes you make.

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