Chickpea "Meat" and Pasta

Ingredients

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  12 oz or 340g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Chickpeas

  (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned

  15 oz or 425g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, ground or 2g

• Basil

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp, ground or 0.7g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp, leaves or 0.5g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Rosemary

  Spices, dried

  ¼ tsp or 0.3g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  2 can (15 oz) or 850g

• Miso

  ½ tbsp or 9g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Maple syrups

  1 ¼ tbsp or 25g

• Basil

  Fresh

  10 leaf, whole or 5g

• Carrots

  Raw

  1 large or 72g

Directions

1. Heat a large skillet to medium-high, add a splash of water or vegetable broth, and sauté the chopped onion and carrot for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté an additional minute.
2. While the carrots and onion cook, put the chickpeas in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to break them down. You don’t want hummus — but you also don’t want any whole chickpeas remaining. Set aside.
3. Stir the herbs and spices into the onion/carrot mixture and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the chickpeas and sauté for about 5 minutes, letting them brown a bit.
4. Add the crushed tomatoes, miso, tomato paste, and maple syrup, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan and stirring well to combine. Turn down the heat to low and let the sauce bubble for about 30 minutes.
5. Stir the sauce occasionally, adding broth or water if it becomes too thick. While it cooks, get the pasta water going and cook according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1/4-1/2 cup of the pasta water, if desired (you can use this to further thin the sauce, if necessary).
6. When the sauce is done, taste and adjust the seasonings. Pour the pasta into the sauce and stir well, making sure to coat welll. Serve and enjoy!
7. Recipe inspired by: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/chickpea-meat-sauce-over-pasta-shells/

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