While I do eat meat, many of our meals are vegetarian. I was paging through Bon Appetit for a little inspiration and came across ditalini with chickpean and figured I could make it into a hearty winter stew.
I happened to have all the ingredients in my panty, it does use staples and all of these things are easily stored! And while it may look like a lot of steps this comes together in one pot and makes leftovers for lunches during the week. Cook once eat twice. Best money and time saving tip!
You could easily add greens, more veggies and if you wanted meat, some chicken or pork. This was a hearty, easy to make stew that could be frozen if you didn’t add the pasta.
Chickpea and Pasta Stew
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
6042216Ingredients (Serves 4-6)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 medium carrot, peeled, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp rosemary
- 1/2 cup olive oil, divided
- Salt/Pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 15-ounce cans chickpeas, rinsed
- 1/2 pound ditalini or elbow macaroni
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups vegetable broth
Instructions
Heat 1/4 oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat; add reserved vegetable mixture, season with salt, and cook, stirring often, until golden, 8-10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1 1/2 cups pasta cooking liquid.
Stir tomato paste and 1 cup water in a small bowl to combine; add to pot. Cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until liquid has almost evaporated, 3-5 minutes.
Add chickpeas and 2 cups water to pot and simmer for 15 minutes to let flavors meld.
Transfer 1 cup chickpea mixture to food processor; purée until smooth, then stir back into sauce to thicken.
d pasta and 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid and veggie broth to sauce and stir to coat. Increase heat to medium and continue stirring, adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed, until a stew forms.
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