Vegetarian

Spinach Chickpea Pasta is for Dinner.

Spinach Chickpea Pasta takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Spinach Chickpea Pasta takes 15 minutes to cook.

Spinach Chickpea Pasta makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Spinach Chickpea Pasta are:

*Pasta, whole wheat elbows, 8 oz (remove)
Olive Oil, .25 cup (remove)
Garlic, 6 clove (remove)
*Sun dried Tomatoe in Virgin Olive Oil (1 tbsp), 8 serving (remove)
Spinach, fresh, 8 cup (remove)
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), 2 cup (remove)
Parmesan Cheese, grated, 6 tbsp (remove)
Optional: red pepper flakes, lemon zest

Here is how you make Spinach Chickpea Pasta:

Boil the pasta according to the package instructions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Drain the pasta, toss it with 1 Tbsp of the oil, set it aside.In a large, deep pan over medium heat, saute the garlic, red pepper flakes (optional), and tomatoes in the remaining 3 Tbsp of oil, until the garlic is golden (about 1 minute). Add the spinach, chickpeas, and reserved pasta water. Stir in the spinach in batches if it doesn't all fit at one time. Cook while stirring until all the spinach is wilted. Toss in the pasta, stir to combine it with the chickpea mix, and heat through. Season with pepper and up to 1/2 tsp of salt, and a bit of lemon zest. Serve with the Parmesan cheese.Serving Size: Makes 4 servings of 2 1/2 cupsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALLISWELL.

The nutritional information for Spinach Chickpea Pasta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 646.8

• Total Fat: 27.4 g
• Cholesterol: 5.9 mg
• Sodium: 561.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 85.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 11.7 g
• Protein: 19.1 g