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Spicy Middle Eastern Pasta And Chickpea Casserole Recipe


SPICY MIDDLE EASTERN PASTA AND CHICKPEA CASSEROLE Recipe
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So delicious way of eating pasta and beans, with an unusual cooking method... typical from Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking. Give it a try. It is so gooooood.

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Onion, garlic, cilan


Chickpeas and pasta


Tomatoes on...

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Ingredients
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • 2 medium onions, minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed or minced
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro OR 1 Tbsp dried
  • 1 small hot pepper, minced OR 1 tsp ground cayenne
  • 2 cups fresh or canned tomatoes, chopped with the juice or canning liquid
  • 2 cups well-cooked chickpeas
  • 1 1/2 cups raw macaroni or small shell pasta (wholewheat is fine)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin

Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet and saute the onions and garlic over medium heat until they begin to brown.
  3. Stir in the cilantro and hot pepper and saute a few minutes more.
  4. Mix in the remaining ingredients, mix well, and scoop into a 2 qt. oiled casserole dish.
  5. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
  6. Adapted from "Arab Cooking on a Saskatchewan Homestead: Recipes and Recollections" by Habeeb Salloum.
  7. So easy and so yummy.....

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Really nice.........I don't always think of beans and pasta together.


Wow this is great i like spicy things havent had much chick peas tho but this really looks fantastic thanks and your pictures are beautiful too..........


This is GREAT! I LOVE all the ingredients and can hardly wait to prepare it. Thank you for sharing this great recipe!!!


What a wonderful vegetarian recipe. Thanks so much.


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