Ingredients
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1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
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1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
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1 dried chili
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2 garlic cloves, chopped
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1 onion, minced
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1 tablespoon Italian parsley, minced
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12 basil leaves, torn
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1 bay leaf
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3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped (or 1 and 1/2 cups of canned diced tomatoes)
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salt & freshly ground black pepper
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1 lb pasta, cooked al dente (1/4 cup of pasta cooking water reserved)
Instructions
- Place all but 1/4 cup of the chickpeas in a food processor or blender, add one cup of water and process until smooth.
- Heat the olive oil with the chili pepper and the garlic in a one quart saucepan.
- Add the onion, parsley, basil and bay leaf; cook, stirring, about five minutes over medium heat.
- Add the whole chickpeas, tomatoes, salt and pepper; bring to a boil and simmer over low heat, covered, for thirty minutes, stirring at least every ten minutes.
- Add water if liquid reduces too much.
- Discard the bay leaf.
- When ready to serve, transfer the hot chickpea sauce to a heated bowl large enough to comfortably hold all the pasta.
- Dilute the sauce with 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water and fold in pasta.
- Serve and pass parmigiana and the grater.