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Chickpea Pasta soup, with Bacon is for Soup.

Chickpea Pasta soup, with Bacon takes several minutes to prepare.

Chickpea Pasta soup, with Bacon takes 30 minutes to cook.

Chickpea Pasta soup, with Bacon makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Chickpea Pasta soup, with Bacon are:

2 cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3 cloves garlic, two whole, but crushed, and one minced
1 bay leaf
3 tbsp olive oil
ground pepper and salt, to taste
1/4 cup diced bacon or pancetta (about 2 thick slices, and I use uncured)
1-2 sprigs Rosemary
2.5 cups water
2 cups Ditalini or other short pasta (any that will hold a heavy sauce)
Fresh grated parmesan cheese, optional

Here is how you make Chickpea Pasta soup, with Bacon:

Cover chickpeas with water. Add Bay leaf and 2 cloves garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Meanwhile, add bacon, oil, minced garlic, and rosemary to a skillet and cook over medium heat. You want to bacon to cook in the oil slowly, not to get too crisp.Mash about 1/2 the chickpea mixture or blend with an immersion blender to make soup thick. Add bacon, with the oils to mixture. Add 2.5 cups water and bring to a boil. Add Pasta and cook until done, about 10 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes to thicken.Discard Bay leaf and Rosemary stems.Serve with a little parmesan sprinkled on top.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NATBAER.

The nutritional information for Chickpea Pasta soup, with Bacon is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 342.6

• Total Fat: 11.7 g
• Cholesterol: 5.7 mg
• Sodium: 383.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
• Protein: 12.7 g

Chickpea Pasta soup, with Bacon is Italian cuisine.