Ingredients:
1 – 29oz. can of chickpeas - drained
4 stalks of celery – chopped
6 cloves of garlic – chopped
1 red onion – sliced
1 bunch of Italian parsley – chopped
1 package of instant barley
Juice of 1 lemon
4 tablespoons of olive oil
Dashes of red pepper flakes
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of sea salt
1 lb. of your favorite macaroni
Heat a large frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the chopped garlic, onion and celery to sauté until the onion is soft. Add the drained chickpeas and toss.
Prepare the macaroni and barley as directed. Add the barley to the pan with chickpeas and toss. Add a few tablespoons of the hot water from the macaroni to the pan and toss. Add the chopped fresh parsley and toss once again. Season again to taste.
Drain the macaroni and add to the pan and toss.
Combine the lemon juice with the olive oil add to the pan and toss.
This is a perfect side dish and may be served hot or cold.
With Love,
Catherine
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Rita says
Love chickpeas and never would have thought to add them to a macaroni salad.
Rita
Joanne says
I love all the textures going on in this dish!
Pegasuslegend says
I love chickpeas this would be a hit on my table nicely presented too! thanks sweetie! xo have a great weekend!
Gloria says
Wow Catherine look delicious:)
Rose says
As always, this is so unique and sounds delicious!
T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types says
I LOVE pasta with legumes - I never thought of combining pasta with barley. Looks delicious, Catherine!
Carol @ There's Always Thyme to Cook says
I love chickpeas, hot or cold, I would love this dish!
Shabs says
Wowwowow, I gotta say Catherine , you always come up with unusual combination and it always looks awesome .
Max says
Semplici e gustosi, come tutte le tue ricette...ciao.
χρυσάνθη says
Perfect starter !!!!!! Very healthy, tasty and with lots of vitamins!! Kisses my dear Katerina !!!!!
Melanie @ Melanie Cooks says
Pasta with chickpeas sounds like a great idea! The photo looks gorgeous!
Reeni says
This is one my whole family would love! So healthy and delicious! xoxo
Gloria (The Little Red House with the White Porch) says
Looks delicious, Catherine! And it brought back good memories... my mother LOVED barley. 🙂
Best,
Gloria
GG says
What a great lunch dish, perfect fresh tasting pasta. GG
Lenia says
So healthy and yet so tasteful!I love it!Have a great week,dear!
La cucina di Molly says
Buonissima questa pasta con i ceci:molto squisita! Ciao
The Café Sucré Farine says
What an unusual but yummy sounding combination of ingredients!
Claudia says
This is a fun variation of pasta e fagioli - love the use of simple ingredients to make a flavorful dish.
Chiara says
What a lovely recipe Catherine ! have a good day, take care....
Lizzy says
Sounds so healthy and delicious!!!
Bravoe Runway says
Hello Tammy and Catherine...I hope all is well and you two are enjoying your holiday season 🙂 The Macaroni dish looks amazing...this single girl had a grilled chkn lite caeser salad for dinner...and now she wants pasta 🙂
Lola Lobato says
Catherine, I love the combination of all those flavors.
Interesting they all go well together easy recipe to make, healthy and of course look delicious!!!
Marie Dodd says
I'm having company next week for some vegetarian friends and didn't know what to make. I found it! Looks yummy with all the health benefits too. Keep the good recipes coming. love Marie Dodd
Magic of Spice says
What a unique and lovely pasta dish Catherine!
Wishing you and family a wonderful weekend