Well I am not sure...I did a search but was unable to discover if any farmer grows them in Maine. However on the MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association) I did find an article talking about having chick peas grown in Maine. I did find a lot of farms willing to ship them (dried) to me from all across America. I have to say that I stole this recipe from my new favorite Blog Bitten and of course I modified. I just cannot ever follow a recipe exactly. But I also will say it was absolutely wonderful!!!!
Basic you take chick peas, garbanzo beans, DRY them, if they are freshly cooked then make sure they drain well or if from can do same. Fry them in oil (I used olive oil about 1/4-1/3 cup) make sure they all get a chance to brown up...do not toss too much or they will mash up (that is a technical term)
Add some cut up sausage (this is where I varied from a Spanish sausage) I used Turkey Red Pepper and Asiago Cheese sausage chopped fairly small. Add this to beans and continue to brown.
This will all take about 15 minutes.
Remove both and use remaining oil (add more if needed) to saute spinach...I used one bag 10 oz.
This is quick. Then mix all together and put in oven baking dish...top with small amount of fine bread crumbs (I added a small amount of Parmesan cheese) and bake for about 15 minutes. Fabulous!!!! Even my 82 year old mother loved this one.
Here some nutrition facts about our little bean friend. http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4326/2
Now add spinach and wow what a healthy meal!
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