Rigatoni With Roasted Broccoli and Chickpeas

(from calibali0’s recipe box)

Savory cheese and chicken stock share the spotlight here with high-fiber chickpeas. Adding 1/2 cup of these lean beans to your daily diet can help you cut your consumption of fatty foods, a study in the journal Appetite notes.

Source: Self, March 2012

Serves 4 people

Categories: dinner, not tried, pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 can (2 oz) anchovies packed in oil, chopped, oil reserved
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 can (15.5 oz) chickpeas (liquid reserved), rinsed and drained
  • 1 chicken bouillon cube
  • 1 lb broccoli, cut into small florets
  • 1/2 lb whole-wheat rigatoni
  • 1/2 cup grated Romano

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 450°. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, sauté anchovies with oil and garlic until anchovies dissolve and garlic browns.

  2. Add chickpea liquid and bouillon to anchovies; cook, stirring, until bouillon dissolves.

  3. Pour anchovy mixture into roasting pan; add chickpeas and broccoli; stir to coat. Roast 20 minutes.

  4. Cook rigatoni as directed on package until al dente. Drain rigatoni, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.

  5. Add pasta to chickpea-broccoli mixture; roast until pasta is completely cooked, adding reserved cooking liquid a little at a time and stirring to reach desired consistency, 5 to 10 minutes.

  6. Remove from oven; let sit 5 minutes; serve topped with Romano.

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