Pasta with Garbanzo Beans
Cooking time: one day + 20 minutes
1 cup dried organic garbanzo beans, soaked overnight in 8 cups of water with 1 tsp baking soda. ( 8 hr soak is enough at room temp. Also could go 14+ hrs. by placing bowl in refrigerator)
1 pound whole wheat fusilli pasta
1/2 cup olive [...]
This dish owes its creaminess to a layer of tangy sour cream. Make it on a Sunday afternoon, and enjoy leftovers for another meal during the week. Or you can assemble the casserole, refrigerate overnight, and bake shortly before serving.
1 pound uncooked penne (tube-shaped pasta)
1 (26-ounce) jar fat-free marinara sauce
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground [...]
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
3 1/4 cups (or more) canned low-salt chicken broth or vegetable broth
1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed, drained
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/2 cup uncooked small elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan [...]
10 ounces lean, thick smoked bacon cut into about ½-inch pieces
2 large cloves of garlic, crushed
1 medium-size sweet onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 can (28 ounces peeled, crushed) tomatoes
1 pound gemelli or penne pasta
Grated Romano cheese
1. In a medium sauce pan, cook the bacon over medium heat until brown, about 10 minutes, stirring [...]