Monday, May 18, 2009

~ Chickpeas Spaghetti

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Adapted from:

divine caroline

Description:
Fibre-rich quick spaghetti fix!

Ingredients:
1 tbsp oil
1 medium onion, sliced
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp chilli flakes
1/2 tbsp dried mixed herbs
1 big tomato, diced
1/2 celery stick, diced
1 can of chickpeas, drained (240 g)
1 tbsp ketchup
100 g wholewheat spaghetti

Directions:
1) Cook spaghetti in salted water till al dente. Reserve 1/2 C cooking liquid.
2) Saute chopped onion, garlic, chilli flakes and mixed herbs in oil.
3) Once onions are translucent, add in diced tomato, celery and chickpeas. Cook for around 5 min. Mash a portion of the chickpeas if they are too much.
4) Mix in ketchup, and adjust consistency of sauce with the pasta cooking liquid.
5) Serve hot with your favourite topping.

Remarks:
I'm so busy nowadays! Working like a bull 9 hours a day at a measly 5 bucks! It's a hard life as an intern, I can't wait for 6 weeks to be over! Anyway K bought for me a can of chickpeas, and I wanted to try out some new recipes (mock tuna salad, hummus etc) with it. In the end I chose this recipe as it promises a quick and satisfying lunch, and that it was raining (lazy to grab a bite outside before dragging myself to work). I shouldn't have thrown in the whole can, it's way too much! But the overall taste was pretty ok, for I like the nutty taste of chickpeas combined with tomato sauce and herbs :) For improvement, I would only use half a can of chickpeas and one more tomato for more moisture.

1 comment:

jordan said...

Mm chickpeas! I've been wanting to try mock tuna salad too!

This looks really yummy...I've had a craving for spaghetti too....gonna have to make it soon... :)

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