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Courgette, chickpea & feta pasta

Courgette, chickpea & feta pasta

The humble chickpea is a good source of fibre and protein, making this great-value, great-tasting weeknight pasta really nutritious too. 

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  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook20 mins
  • Total time30 mins

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Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp Essential Olive Oil
  • 500g Essential Courgettes, thinly sliced
  • 3 clove/s garlic, sliced
  • 300g De Cecco Chifferi Rigati 33 Pasta
  • 400g can Essential Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 Essential Lemon (scrubbed), zest of all, juice of ½
  • 1 pinch chilli flakes
  • 120g feta, roughly crumbled
  • 1 handful basil leaves, shredded (optional)

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the sliced courgettes and garlic with a large pinch of salt. Fry for 10-12 minutes until tender and golden.

  2. Once the courgettes are turning golden, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to pack instructions. Scoop out a mugful of cooking water, then drain.

  3. Meanwhile, add the chickpeas to the courgette pan, turn the heat up to high and fry for another 5 minutes. Stir in the drained pasta, 3 tbsp pasta cooking water, the lemon zest and juice and the chilli flakes; toss together. Take the pan off the heat and stir through the feta and basil (if using). Season and serve immediately with freshly ground black pepper.

Cook’s tip

Fire away: just like fresh chillies, chilli flakes can vary in heat, so add a little, then taste before adding more. If you’d rather avoid the heat, sub in paprika instead.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,324kJ/ 553kcals

Fat

20g

Saturated Fat

6.9g

Carbohydrates

69g

Sugars

3.1g

Fibre

5.7g

Protein

22g

Salt

0.7g

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