Chickpea Delight

Ingredients

 * 2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas
 * 14½ ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
 * 14 ounce package veggie ground meat, crumbled
 * 3 medium cloves garlic, minced
 * 1 medium onion, chopped
 * 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
 * 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
 * 1 teaspoon ground cloves
 * 1 teaspoon ground cumin
 * ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
 * ½ teaspoon ground coriander
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 2 bay leaves
 * 1-inch piece cinnamon stick

Directions

 * 1) Drain the chickpeas and reserve ¾ cup liquid.
 * 2) In a 3½-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine the chickpeas with the reserved liquid, the diced tomatoes with liquid, Lightlife Gimme Lean™, garlic, onion and ginger.
 * 3) Stir in the pepper, cloves, cumin, cardamom, coriander, salt, bay leaves and cinnamon stick.
 * 4) Cover and cook at low setting for 8 to 9 hours.
 * 5) Remove and discard the bay leaves and cinnamon stick.
 * 6) Serve hot.