Garlic Roasted Chickpea Pasta

• porciones: Yield: 2

Ingredientes

• 450g gluten free pasta (or use a grain free pasta for a paleo option)

• 4 garlic cloves

• 3½ tbsp olive oil

• ¼ white onion, thinly sliced

• 1 container cherry tomatoes

• 1 can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 1 tbsp Herb De Provence (or a pinch of as many of the following as you have in your kitchen: thyme, basil, rosemary, tarragon, savory, marjoram, oregano, and bay leaf)

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• Small handful fresh cilantro or rosemary

• A few tbsp olive oil

• 3 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional, but highly recommended due its high levels of B-1, B-2, B-6, B-12, and protein)

Instrucciones

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 225 °C On a baking sheet add the tomatoes and chickpeas. Drizzle over the olive oil then season with salt, pepper, Herbs de Provence or substitute, and garlic powder. Bake in the oven for 22 minutes, then bump the heat up to 250 °C and bake for another 7-10 minutes, until charred.

2. Meanwhile cook the pasta. While pasta is cooking add 1 ½ tbsp butter to a pan and saute minced garlic and thinly sliced onions for about 4-6 minutes on low heat. Once pasta is done, add it directly to the pan with the onions and garlic. You may add a tbsp of the hot pasta water too. Then add nutritional yeast, a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and chopped fresh herbs. Toss.

3. Once tomatoes and chickpeas are out of the oven, add to pasta, toss again, then serve!

Notas

Fertility Benefits

The chickpeas are loaded with folate (decreases risk of birth defects); the cooked tomatoes are a powerhouse of Lycopene (an important nutrient for both male and female fertility); and pasta keeps you feeling full for the rest of the evening!

Chickpeas and tomatoes are a match made in heaven for fertility! Enjoy them in this wonderfully garlicky pasta dish.