I use chickpeas often when I cook. I use them to make:
1. Hummus
2. Curried Chickpea salad - mash chickpeas, add mayo and curry powder to taste. Use to make sandwiches much like tuna or chicken salad. You can also make a regular chickpea salad without the curry. You could also add diced celery, pickle, etc. Whatever you would add to tuna or chicken salad, you can add to this.
3. Chickpea cutlets - a recipe I found in a vegan cookbook. I make them up and freeze them so I have a protein for dinner when I make chicken, etc. for everyone else. They are good with gravy as well as other condiments such as ketchup, honey mustard, etc.
4. Chickpea piccata - another recipe from a vegan cookbook. Sort of a chickpea stew with a nice lemony flavor that I serve over mashed potatoes.
5. I haven't tried this yet but I know you can use chickpeas in Indian food such as curry, etc. I am sure there are many recipes to be found online.
Denise