Warming Chickpea Pasta with Kale
Serves 4
10 mins prep
30 mins cook
40 mins total
This warming chickpea pasta recipe with kale is nutritious, and so comforting for fall and winter weather.
Prepare all your vegetables and ingredients and have them organized and set aside.
Into a medium sized pot add your olive oil, and heat it over medium-high heat.
Add your onions and garlic, and pop that lid on the pot, decreas the temperature to medium and cook until fragrant and sofened, stirring often.
Season your onions and garlic with the salt, pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and dried basil. Stir for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
Now add your chickpeas. Give them a good stir, and cover the pot for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
To the pot add in tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and water. Stir and let this simmer on medium-low for 15 minutes until reduced and a bit of a thicker sauce.
While the sauce is simmering, cook your pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta when done and add pasta back to pot. Add olive oil to keep the noodles from sticking.
Check on your chickpea sauce mixture and if it is getting a bit thicker, and the chickpeas are soft then it is ready! Now stir in your chopped kale, and remove from heat.
Top with vegan or regular shredded parmesan cheese.
