Creamy Chickpea Pasta Recipe

When people think of pasta they often default to tomato sauce – and there’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s nice to mix it up from time to time. This Creamy Chickpea Pasta recipe is packed with protein and has an entire days worth of fibre, and yet it’s low in calories. Talk about a perfect meal for any time of the day! 

This is a fantastic one-pot meal that can be made in 25 minutes or less. It uses hummus as the base for the sauce, so I recommend you use either my standard Oil-Free Hummus recipe or my Lemon Hummus. If you’re short on time and get one from the store just make sure that it’s Oil-Free! When I make this I switch between whole wheat pasta or brown pasta depending on if the person I’m making it for is gluten-free or not. It’s delicious either way!

This is great fresh from the stove, but it also works the next day in your lunch as a cold pasta salad if you can’t heat it up again! 

Pasta is a staple in our house, and if that’s true for yours make sure that you mix it up. I’ve also got a delicious Pesto recipe on the site, as well as this crazy tasty Red Pepper Pasta recipe. Between all of those and this Creamy Chickpea Pasta recipe you’ll never be short on quick weeknight pasta meals that you and your family will love!

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Creamy Chickpea Pasta Recipe

Author: Jeremy LaLonde Cooking Method: Stove Cuisine: Italian, North American Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Sauces & Dressings Recipe Keys: G gluten-free H high fibre H high iron High Protein Kids N nut-free O oil-free P plant-based Vegan W WFPB

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 5 mins Cook Time 25 mins Total Time 30 mins

Servings: 4 Calories: 552 kcal

Description

Sick of tomato sauce? Try this Creamy Chickpea Pasta recipe for a quick weeknight meal that will please the entire family.

Ingredients

Servings

• 1 Package Whole Wheat Pasta (or brown rice pasta)
• 2 cup Peas (fresh or frozen)
• ²⁄₃ cup Oil-Free Hummus (try my recipe above)
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cup Chickpeas (cooked, about a can)
• ¹⁄₃ cup Sun-Dried Tomatoes (rinsed if oil-packed)
• ¹⁄₄ tsp Sea Salt
• ¹⁄₂ tsp Chilli Powder
• 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes
• ¹⁄₂ cup Snap Peas
• ¹⁄₂ cup Green Onions (or 3 tbsp chives, chopped)

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions; reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water. Place peas and in a colander set in the sink. Drain pasta into colander; return pasta, and peas to pot.

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2. Add hummus, chickpeas, sun-dried tomatoes, salt, and chilli powder to pasta. Toss to coat, adding pasta cooking water a little at a time as needed to make sauce creamy.

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3. Mix in cherry tomatoes and snow pea pods. Top with green onions or chives.

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Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 552kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 8g13%

Saturated Fat 0.6g3%

Sodium 391mg17%

Potassium 859mg25%

Total Carbohydrate 78.8g27%

Dietary Fiber 26.8g108%

Sugars 18.2g

Protein 28.8g58%

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Calcium 13 mg

Iron 54 mg

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: plant-based, wfpb, vegan, kids, gluten-free, nut-free, oil-free, high protein, high fibre, high iron,