Shells and Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 2 cans Luigi Vitelli chickpeas
- ½ lb Luigi Vitelli shells
- 1 large onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 1/2 stalks of celery
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste (optional)
- parmigiano cheese for topping (optional)
Directions
In a large pan saute the vegetables, finely chopped, for 5 to 10 minutes in the olive oil. Add the chickpeas, and cook just a little bit until tender. Then put three soup ladles of chickpeas aside. Blend the rest in a food processor and mix it with the whole chickpeas. Cook the pasta shells and add them to the sauce. Add pepper serve immediately with a swirl of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of parmigiano cheese. If it’s too thick for your tastes you can add some water.
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