Creamy Tomato and Chickpea Fettuccine

This is a recipe from our friend Amanda that she makes with chicken. I substituted the chicken for chickpeas and it's delicious! The chickpeas are nice and soft in this meal. I still made a chicken version for Josh because ít's easy to make both versions, but the chickpea version is so yummy I might only do that next time!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Cook Time: 20 minutes

Josh Rating: Loves it

Fettuccine

Olive oil

1 onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 cans Italian diced tomato

2 cups cream

1 can chickpeas

1/4 tsp salt

Parmesan cheese

Boil pasta. While the pasta is boiling, cook onion and garlic in olive oil in a large frying pan until onion is soft. Add diced tomatoes, cream, chickpeas, salt and mix. Add cooked pasta, mix and heat through.

Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

Cauliflower and Pasta Bake

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Bake Time: 35 minutes

Serves: 6

Josh Rating: Loves it

14 oz penne pasta
1 cauliflower head
2 Tbs olive oil
2 onions (red or yellow), chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 oz (80 g) butter
4 Tbs flour
4 cups milk
2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup firmly packed shredded fresh basil
5 slices day old bread, crusts removed
2 oz (60 g) butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350. Boil pasta and drain. Steam cauliflower until just tender. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook onion and garlic until soft. Combine in a bowl with the cauliflower and pasta.

Melt the butter in a medium pan and mix in the flour. Slowly whisk in milk. Stir constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and stir through 1 ¼ cups of the Parmesan cheese and the basil. Combine with cauliflower and pasta. Pour cauliflower mix in a 9 x 13 inch dish.

Cut the bread into large cubes. Toss the cubes in melted butter then scatter them over the cauliflower mixture. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

Bake for 35 minutes until the top is golden.

Recipe from: The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook (Murdock Books, 1996)