Pasta E Ceci (Pasta and Chickpeas)

Name: Pasta E Ceci (Pasta and Chickpeas)
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons anchovy paste (optional); 1 bay leaf; 796 milliliters diced tomatoes (3-4 cups); 1 stalk celery, small dice; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 355 milliliters cooked chickpeas; 2 teaspoons dried basil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 medium onion, small dice; 113 grams smoked pancetta, diced (or bacon); 355 milliliters cut pasta (or broken long-cut pasta, shells, ditalini, broken spaghetti, etc); 28 grams pimiento, diced (or roasted red peppers); 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper or 1/8-1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes; 4 servings salt and pepper; 2 teaspoons sugar; 156 milliliters tomato paste; 4 servings water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pastan E Ceci (Pastan and Chickpeas) a try. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 437 calories, 18g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes. A mixture of anchovy paste, basil, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.