Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Chickpea Tomato Sauce

Name: Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Chickpea Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 794 grams whole tomatoes, crushed by hand; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 710 milliliters cooked chickpeas (drained and rinsed if canned); 1 sprig fresh basil, leaves removed and roughly chopped, some reserved for garnish; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 4 servings Grated Parmesan; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 340 grams short pasta

Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Chickpea Tomato Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 738 calories, 37g of protein, and 17g of fat. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pepper flakes, garlic, chickpeas, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large skillet or medium saucepan over medium heat. Just as it begins to shimmer, add the garlic and crushed red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, less than a minute.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Add the chickpeas with a pinch of salt and cook for 5 minutes or so to soften them.

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Chickpeas

Salt

Add the broth and tomatoes and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer until the flavors merge and the chickpeas are soft, about 20 to 25 minutes.

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Chickpeas

Tomato

Broth

Add the basil sprig and most of the leaves, and continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes.

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Basil

Remove the basil stem.

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Basil

In the meantime, bring a pot of salty water to boil. Cook the pasta until al dente, then drain, reserving some pasta cooking water.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and toss well, adding a little pasta cooking water to achieve a creamy consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve with grated Parmesan. and remaining basil leaves.

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Salt And Pepper