CHUNKY CHICKPEA ‘PASTA’

SERVES 1

 

310

calories per serving


 
 

Ingredients

  Courgettes/Zucchini weighing 300g/11oz

  ½ onion, chopped

  1 garlic clove, crushed

  200g/7oz tinned chickpeas, drained

  250ml/1 cup vegetable stock

  Low cal cooking oil spray

  Salt & pepper to taste


 

Method

1 Top & tail the courgettes and use the shredder blade to turn into spaghetti noodles.

2 Heat a large non-stick frying pan on the hob with a little low cal spray and gently sauté the onions & garlic for a few minutes until softened.

3 Meanwhile gently warm the chickpeas in a small pan with the stock.

4 Tip the sautéed onions into a blender and use a slotted spoon to add the chickpeas too. Add about half the stock and pulse for a second at a time until you have a chunky sauce. Add more of the stock to alter the consistency if you want.

5 Add the spaghetti noodles to the empty frying pan and move around the pan for 3-5 minutes or until they are piping hot. Tip over the chickpea sauce.

6 Combine well. Season and serve.

 

CHEFS NOTE

Garnish with chopped flat leaf parsley.