Roast Pumpkin and Chickpea Bowls
One hot tray, a bowl of couscous, and a spoonful of yoghurt over the top.
Ingredients
- Pumpkin900 g
- Tinned chickpeas800 g
- Couscous250 g
- Greek yoghurt200 g
- Baby spinach100 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Lemons1 ea
- Olive oil40 ml
- Ground cumin4 g
Method
- Heat the oven to 220C and cut the pumpkin into 3cm wedges, skin on.
- Drain and pat the chickpeas dry, then toss them with the pumpkin, the onion cut into wedges, the oil and the cumin.
- Roast on a large tray for 30 minutes, turning once, until the pumpkin caramelises and the chickpeas crisp at the edges.
- Cover the couscous with 350ml boiling water, leave it for 5 minutes, then fork it through with the lemon juice.
- Pile the roast vegetables onto the couscous, fold the spinach through so it wilts in the heat, and spoon the yoghurt over.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
- 200 g Coconut yoghurt instead of Greek yoghurt
Gluten-free
- 250 g Quinoa instead of Couscous
Simmer the rinsed quinoa in 500 ml water for 15 minutes and rest it covered for 5 before forking through the lemon juice.
Dairy-free
- 200 g Coconut yoghurt instead of Greek yoghurt
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Sainsbury'sBest choiceno items missing · £5.05 of food
£11.02
54% spare
Tescono items missing · £6.74 of food · £1.69 more
£23.91
72% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Morrisons· £3.91 of food
£10.16
62% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Couscous
Aldi UK· £2.48 of food
£10.68
77% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Couscous
- Ground cumin
Asda· £4.11 of food
£9.64
57% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Tinned chickpeas
- Couscous
- Ground cumin
£1.26a serve
£1.26 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's
About £5.05 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£12.07 across 4 shops · all 9 items priced · £3.80 more for bigger packs, 71% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£5.05
no items missing
you'll pay £11.02 · 54% of it spare
Tesco£6.74
no items missing · £1.69 more
you'll pay £23.91 · 72% of it spare
Morrisons£3.91
missing 1 item
you'll pay £10.16 · 62% of it spare
Aldi UK£2.48
missing 2 items
you'll pay £10.68 · 77% of it spare
Asda£4.11
missing 3 items
you'll pay £9.64 · 57% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£2.28
Pumpkin
£0.39
need 900 gMorrisons Standardclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Morrisons£0.39·Aldi UK~£0.69/kg£0.55·Tesco~£0.74/kg£0.59·Sainsbury's~£0.74/kg£0.59·Asda~£2.15/kg£1.72·
OcadoN/A
Lemons
£0.89
need 1 itemMorrisons Savers 4 perpack 4 itemsclosest match
Morrisons£0.89·Tesco£0.37/ea£0.37·Sainsbury's£0.37/ea£0.37·Asda£0.37/ea£0.37·Aldi UK£0.22/ea£0.89·OcadoN/A
Ground cumin
£1.00
need 4 gIndus Cumin Powder Ground 100 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£22.09/kg£0.95·Tesco£15.00/kg£1.50·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£6.79
Tinned chickpeas
£0.41
need 800 gFour Seasons 0.27kg drainedclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.41·Sainsbury's£1.71/kg£0.41·Morrisons£0.37·Tesco£2.95/kg£14.14·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Baby spinach
£4.54/kg
need 100 gNature's Pick Baby Spinach 240 g£1.09closest match
Aldi UK£4.54/kg£1.09·Asda£5.56/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£9.60/kg£1.20·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 40 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£2.05
Couscous
£5.00/kg
need 250 gGefen Standard 250 g£1.25closest match
Sainsbury's£5.00/kg£1.25·Tesco£5.00/kg£1.25·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 200 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.95
Greek yoghurt
£1.90/kg
need 200 gCreamfields Greek Style Natural Yogurt 500 g£0.95closest match
Tesco£1.90/kg£0.95·Aldi UK£1.90/kg£0.95·Sainsbury's£2.30/kg£1.15·Asda£2.30/kg£1.15·Morrisons£1.45·OcadoN/A