{"id":36610,"date":"2026-05-11T16:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T04:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/?p=36610"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T04:22:45","slug":"one-pan-haloumi-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2026\/05\/11\/one-pan-haloumi-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"One-Pan Haloumi Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This\u00a0flavour-packed bake is as nutritious as it is delicious with sunflower\u00a0seeds for healthy fats, chickpeas packed with protein and\u00a0fibre, and then\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0the incredible haloumi topping which provides calcium!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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One-Pan Pumpkin Haloumi Bake<\/h2>\n \n <\/div>\n \n
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Servings <\/span>4<\/span><\/div>\n
Total Time <\/span>35 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Ingredients<\/h3>

Bake<\/h4>
  • 2<\/span> carrots<\/span> grated<\/span><\/li>
  • 400<\/span> grams<\/span> pumpkin<\/span> peel & diced 1cm<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> tsp<\/span> oil<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> garlic paste<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> can<\/span> chickpeas<\/span> drained & rinsed<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> can <\/span> crushed tomatoes<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/2 <\/span> cup<\/span> water<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> honey<\/span><\/li>
  • 200<\/span> grams<\/span> haloumi<\/span> thinly sliced<\/span><\/li>
  • 100<\/span> grams<\/span> baby spinach<\/span><\/li>
  • t<\/span> tbsp<\/span> sunflower seeds<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    To Serve<\/h4>
    • 1<\/span> broccoli<\/span> cut into small florets<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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      Instructions<\/h3>
      • Before you start:<\/strong>\u00a0Preheat oven grill to high.\u00a0If you do not have an ovenproof frypan, set aside a large baking dish.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Prep vegetables & start\u00a0bake:<\/strong>\u00a0Grate\u00a0carrots.\u00a0Peel and dice pumpkin.\u00a0Heat oil in a large ovenproof frypan on medium-high heat. Add\u00a0carrots\u00a0and pumpkin and cook for about 5 minutes, to soften. Add garlic paste and cook for about 30 seconds, until fragrant.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Finish bake:<\/strong>\u00a0Drain and rinse chickpeas. Add canned tomatoes, water\u00a0measure, honey,\u00a0chickpeas\u00a0and a pinch of salt and\u00a0bring\u00a0to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10-12 minutes, until vegetables are tender. While sauce simmers, thinly slice haloumi and set aside.\u00a0Stir through baby spinach to wilt. Transfer to baking dish\u00a0(if using), top with slices of haloumi and sprinkle over sunflower\u00a0seeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Grill bake:<\/strong>\u00a0Grill bake in oven for about 10 minutes, until cheese has softened and turned golden.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Prep & cook broccoli:<\/strong>\u00a0Bring a pot of water to the boil. Cut broccoli into small florets. When\u00a0bake\u00a0has 5 minutes\u00a0remaining,\u00a0add broccoli to boiling\u00a0water\u00a0and cook\u00a0for about 3 minutes, until bright green and tender. Drain and return to pot and season with salt and pepper.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Serve:<\/strong>\u00a0Plate\u00a0bake\u00a0with broccoli on the side.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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        <\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories: <\/span>390<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        This\u00a0flavour-packed bake is as nutritious as it is delicious with sunflower\u00a0seeds for healthy fats, chickpeas packed with protein and\u00a0fibre, and then\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0the incredible haloumi topping which provides calcium!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":36611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2353,2361,2377,2378,2374,2646,2380],"tags":[1852,1745,1863,1746,1853,1848,1821],"class_list":["post-36610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-fresh-start","category-freshstart","category-healthy","category-recipes","category-reset","category-veggie-plant-based","tag-food","tag-fresh-start","tag-gut-health","tag-health","tag-inspiration","tag-recipe","tag-vegetarian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36614,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36610\/revisions\/36614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}