Whole-wheat Chick Pea Pasta Recipe

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Whole-wheat Chick Pea Pasta
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
304
Calories
Total time
10
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes , or to taste
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tsp of oil
  • 1 16 oz package of frozen broccoli
  • 1 16 ox can of chic peas (garbanzo beans)
  • 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan .
  • 1/3 cup of pasta water

Directions:

  1. Have pot of boiling water for pasta ready.
  2. Heat oil in pan over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add red pepper flakes, stir and let simmer for 30 seconds.
  3. Add garlic, stirring, until fragrant - about 30 seconds.
  4. Add the package of frozen broccoli and let it sit, resist the urge to stir, for about 3 minutes.
  5. Add pasta to boiling water.
  6. Stir the brocolli once, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes more, until the broccoli is heated through.
  7. Add the chick peas and cook for two minutes until heated through.
  8. Take 1/3 cup of water from pasta and add to the chick pea mixture.
  9. Drain the pasta.
  10. Bring Water in chick peas to a boil and reduce by half over medium heat, about 2 minutes.
  11. Toss pasta in with chick peas, add parmesan cheese and lots of fresh cracked pepper.
  12. Plate and Serve!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 304.17 Kcal (1273 kJ)
Calories from fat 115.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.88g 20%
Cholesterol 24.73mg 8%
Sodium 567.8mg 24%
Potassium 711.54mg 15%
Total Carbs 28.49g 9%
Sugars 4.56g 18%
Dietary Fiber 8.38g 34%
Protein 19.23g 38%
Vitamin C 157.9mg 263%
Iron 8.2mg 46%
Calcium 498.4mg 50%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 82.04 Kcal (343 kJ)
Calories from fat 31.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.47g 20%
Cholesterol 6.67mg 8%
Sodium 153.14mg 24%
Potassium 191.91mg 15%
Total Carbs 7.68g 9%
Sugars 1.23g 18%
Dietary Fiber 2.26g 34%
Protein 5.19g 38%
Vitamin C 42.6mg 263%
Iron 2.2mg 46%
Calcium 134.4mg 50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.4
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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