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Trader Joe's Green Curry Simmer Sauce with Chickpeas and Vegetables

Trader Joe's green curry simmer sauce makes a quick meal with vegetables, chickpeas, and rice!
Course: Main Course
Keyword: bell peppers, chickpeas, green curry, rice
Servings: 2 servings
Author: April

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white rice
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tsp olive or coconut oil divided
  • 1 15 oz. can of chickpeas
  • 2 bell peppers cut in strips any color
  • ¼ onion sliced
  • ½ jar Trader Joe’s Thai Green Curry Sauce or more if you like a very saucy curry
  • Splash of water
  • Chopped scallions and cilantro optional

Instructions

  • Put the rice, cup of water, and a ½ teaspoon of oil in a rice cooker, and let cook while you prepare everything else. Or make rice however you prefer.
  • Put the remaining oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  • Once the oil is glossy, add the onions and peppers and stir occasionally until they have a bit of char on them.
  • Add the chickpeas, curry sauce, and a splash of water (I like to run the jar under a little water to loosen up the rest of the sauce to pour in! and turn the heat down to low. Let everything warm up thoroughly and remove from heat.
  • Serve over rice with chopped scallions and cilantro, if desired.