Chickpea Cream Sauce Pasta

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Roughly chop half of an onion.
  2. 2Smash and peel two whole cloves of garlic.
  3. 3Add the chopped onion, garlic, and olive oil to a pot.
  4. 4Add a sprig of rosemary.
  5. 5Add a pinch of salt.
  6. 6Add dried chili flakes.
  7. 7Cook the onions and garlic for about 10 minutes until soft and not browned.
  8. 8Add the chickpeas with their broth into the pot.
  9. 9Bring the mixture to a boil and then simmer for about 20 minutes.
  10. 10After 20 minutes, remove the rosemary sprig from the pot.
  11. 11Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend on high.
  12. 12Pour the blended sauce back into a pan.
  13. 13Add tagliatelle pasta into boiling salted water.
  14. 14Add Parmigiano Reggiano cheese to the sauce.
  15. 15Mix the cheese into the sauce.
  16. 16Add a squeeze of lemon juice to the sauce.
  17. 17Add the finished pasta directly into the sauce.
  18. 18Mix the pasta into the sauce and finish cooking it directly in the sauce.
  19. 19Plate up the pasta.
  20. 20Finish with some of the sauce.
  21. 21Garnish with a little sprinkle of parsley.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • olive oil
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 pinch salt
  • chickpeas
  • dried chili flakes
  • Parmigiano Reggiano
  • 1 squeeze lemon juice
  • tagliatelle pasta
  • 1 little sprinkle parsley

Equipment

cutting boardknifepotblenderpantongs

Tips

  • If you don't have chickpea broth, use chicken stock or vegetable stock.
  • The lemon juice lifts the dish.