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15-Minute Chickpea Tomato Pasta

Healthy Recipes · Pasta & Noodles

15-Minute Chickpea Tomato Pasta

Serves 4 · 15 minutes

A fast pantry pasta with chickpeas, crushed tomatoes, garlic and Italian herbs.

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Prep5 min
Cook10 min
Yield4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces whole-grain pasta
  • 1 can (15 oz) no-salt-added chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (15 oz) no-salt-added crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt, or to taste
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or parsley

Directions

  1. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve ½ cup pasta water before draining.
  2. While the pasta cooks, heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
  3. Stir in chickpeas, crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, pepper and salt. Simmer 5 minutes.
  4. Add spinach and the drained pasta. Toss until the spinach wilts, loosening with reserved pasta water as needed. Finish with basil or parsley.

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