Gigli pasta with Chickpeas
Gigli pasta with Chickpeas - This delicious pasta with chickpeas is ready in 20 minutes and is a delicious, healthy, vegetarian meal that is easy to adapt. Roasted Chickpeas adds a lot of flavour and texture to this dish as well as protein.
Ingredients
- 200 g Gigli pasta
- 3 tbsp Oil Olive or Vegetable Oil
- ½ Onion Diced
- 2 Garlic Cloves Sliced
- 1 small Lemon Zest and Juice
- 2 tsp Ground Cumin
- Salt and Pepper
- 3 tbsp Smoked Chilli Harissa or Rose Harissa or Tomato Paste
- ½ tsp Chilli Flakes
- 400 g Chickpeas Drained
- 400 ml Stock Chicken or Veg
- 1 tbsp Dukkah Optional
Instructions
- Cook Pasta according to pack instructions (7 - 8 minutes). Drain (reserve 75 ml of the pasta water) and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat Oil and add Onion, Garlic, Ground Cumin, Lemon Zest, Salt and Pepper to a pan over medium heat and cook for 4 - 5 minutes.
- Stir in Harissa, Chilli Flakes and Chickpeas and cook over high heat for 8 minutes.
- Add Pasta. Make stock using the reserved pasta water and additional boiled water and add to pasta along with Lemon Juice. Cook over medium low for 6 - 7 minutes.
- Divide between bowls and top with Dukkah.
Notes
Variations
Veggies
You can add almost any vegetable to this dish. A really easy way to pack in some veggies is to stir in some spinach. You can also add mushrooms, aubergine or courgettes.Gigli pasta
You can use any medium sized past such as penne, rotini, linguine, conchigilelli..Make it creamy
Add a white sauce or stir in some creme fraiche to make it creamy.Top tips
Add some starchy pasta water to help the sauce cling to the pasta.What to serve with Gigli pasta with Chickpeas
With Garlic Bread
Try it with this Korean garlic bread or serve with store brought garlic bread. You can also make some yourself by cutting a baguette or ciabatta in half vertically, spreading with some butter mixed with garlic and dry parsely. Add some seasoning and bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes.With a Salad
A simple green salad with plenty of green and a simple lemon or mustard dressing will work well.With Veggies
Such as Tenderstem Broccoli, Air fryer Asparagus, Caramelised Brown Sugar Carrots.FAQS
How long do you cook Gigli?
Cook for 6 - 8 minutes or until al dente.How to store it
Fridge
Gigli pasta is best eaten straight away, but leftovers can be stored in an air tight container in the fridge for 3 days.Freezer
The pasta can be frozen in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.Defrost and Reheat
You can defrost it in the fridge overnight. Reheat it in a pan with a little bit of water to loosen it all up. Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!