Chickpeas love to hang out with Moroccan spices. Add umami-rich beef chuck to the party and you get Beef and Chickpea Stew. It tastes like restaurant fare and yet, thanks to the miracle of the pressure cooker or Instant Pot, cooks up fast for an easy, impressive dinner-in-a-bowl. Beef may get top billing, but the heart of this stew lies in the chickpeas—those little balls of high-protein goodness with nutty flavor and tender chew. We could go on and on about the virtues of chickpeas, but we’ve already done that in our Chickpea and Vegetable Tagine (a vegetarian cousin) and Pasta e Ceci posts. If you’re into substitutions, you can make this stew with…
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