Serves: 4
Beans
1 cup chickpeas
Overnight soak chickpeas in water
1 tsp salt
3 cups water
Cook chickpeas in pressure cooker for 4 whistles.
Pasta
1 pound pasta
1 tbsp salt
Cook pasta as per cooking directions. I cooked Trader Joe's gluten free brown rice pasta for 15 minutes.
Bell Pepper Pasta
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup onion, chopped
1 and 1/4 tsp red chili flakes
1 tbsp garlic, chopped
1 green bell peppers, chopped
Heat oil in a pan, add onion, red chili flakes, garlic, green bell peppers, sauté for 5 minutes in medium flame.
3 bell peppers, chopped (red, yellow, orange, 1 of each)
Add bell peppers, sauté for 10 minutes in medium flame.
1/2 cup olives, sliced
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
Add olives, oregano, salt, sauté for 2 more minutes.
Add cooked pasta, cooked beans mix well.
? cup cashew cheese / 4 tbsp pine nuts, dry roasted
fresh basil, chopped (optional, if you have them)
Add cashew cheese / roasted pine nuts, fresh basil, mix well.
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Yields. : 11 cups
