Macaroni with Fresh Basil and Chickpeas
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
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- 2 bunches of fresh basil, chopped
- 6 cloves of garlic, crushed and chopped
- Red Pepper flakes
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1/2 cup of crumbled Feta Cheese
- 1 (13 oz.) can of Chickpeas, drained
- 1 box of your favorite macaroni
Instructions
- Prepare the macaroni as directed.
- In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil, garlic, basil, and red pepper flakes. Allow the garlic to become slightly browned. Add the chickpeas and turn off the heat.
- Add the macaroni and drizzle a little extra olive oil and a few more red pepper flakes. Add the Feta Cheese and toss.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American, Italian
Enjoy with love always!
Chef Dennis says
another great use for chick peas....thanks for sharing!! so glad to have found your blog
Cheers
Dennis
Kathleen says
Catherine, this sounds amazing! What a wonderful combo of flavors. I love that you put lots of basil in this recipe. It sounds like it would be a great vegetarian meal!
Bob says
Sounds good to me, I need to eat more chickpeas.
Gulmohar says
Another awesome pasta dish from you...it looks lovely Catherine..
5 Star Foodie says
Yummy with chickpeas!
Liz says
Yum!
Mary at Deep South Dish says
Oh, that sounds wonderful!
Joanne says
Another delicious dish from you! I love how fresh all of the flavors are.
Sandi says
yum....that looks really good!!!
Cool Lassi(e) says
Nice way to jazz up simple macaroni to simply fabulous macaroni. Love the dish dear!