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Pasta with Ceci

If you love these beans, whatever you like call them (chickpeas, Garbanzo beans or Ceci), you will love this easy creamy pasta dish!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package Ditalini pasta or any other small pasta type
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 carrot chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 can can chickpeas, ceci, garbano, drained
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock or water
  • a pinch of Gops
  • a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions
 

  • in a large pot full of water, cook your pasta and set aside.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium.
  • Add onion, carrot, and minced garlic; cook until all the vegetables are soft.
  • Sprinkle with a pinch of red pepper flakes (or more) and the Gops seasoning.
  • Optional: Place only a handful of chickpeas in a skillet with a drizzle of olive oil and toast, set aside.
  • Place onion mixture, the rest of the chickpeas and stock, then process until smooth.
  • Add the Pureed mixture back into the skillet and add the pasta.
  • Heat up and mix to coat the pasta well, adding more stock if needed.
  • Plate with some of the toasted chickpeas on top, or crispy browned panchetta.