Whenever I visit my friend, a former vegetarian, he often makes this for a light supper or late night snack. It has become one of my favorite dishes, so I decided to try to make it WLS friendly. I plan to try it once I get to the soft food stage. I hope you like it!

Chick Peas Gratin

1 15oz can Chick Peas, drained

1/2 Medium Chopped Onion (about 1/4 cup)

1/4 c. Chopped Celery

1/4 c. Chopped Bell Pepper

1/2 c. No Sugar Added Tomato Sauce

1/2 c. Canned chicken Breast, drained

1/4 c. Low Fat Shredded cheese

Drain and rinse the chick peas until they are no longer "foamy"

Chop all vegetables finely. (For the mushy stage, I plan to saute them until soft in a little chicken or vegetable broth)

Drain the chicken. (I listed canned chicken as my surgeon allows it during the mushy stage, but left over baked or grilled chicken, chopped, could work as well.)

Mix all together with the tomato sauce in a shallow casserole dish. You may use a bit more of the tomato sauce, it is used just to coat everything and provide a little bit of cooking liquid. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Top with cheese and bake at 350 until the cheese is bubbly and the chick peas are cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.

Enjoy!

The original recipe calls for A LOT more cheese and does not contain chicken. I added the chicken to up the Protein and cut back on the cheese for obvious reasons. :biggrin2:

You can season this with salt, pepper or even a little garlic, basil or oregano, as per your tastes.

I ran this through a recipe builder to get the nutrition info and for four servings, this is what I came up with:

Calories 219, Carbohydrates 28, Protein 14 Fat 5

This used only "generic" brands and NSA Tomato Sauce was not an option, so you may want to check it against the nutrition values of the brands you use.

Hi Christa, it sounds yummy, I'm on mushies so def gonna try it, thanks for sharing with us!

I made this tonight and it makes more than 4 servings...at least, I couldn't eat 1/4th of the dish. I've only been eating mushy foods for a week or so, and could only eat about 1/8 of it.

But it was really good!