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Broccoli Pasta in Roasted Chickpea Spread

Healthy, nutritious, full of different textures and simply delish. This dish is a fancy-up to your boring old pasta, and can be served on any table, starting from casual lunch for the kids to the shimmering Christmas dinner table. 

Prep Time 10 minutes
Serves: 4
Difficulty Level: Low
Broccoli Pasta in Roasted Chickpea Spread
Ingredients for pasta:
Pasta - 8 oz. (any shape)
Broccoli - 2 crowns (cut into florets)
Tomato pasta sauce - 1 1/2 cups
Salt and pepper - to taste
Cream cheese - 1/2 cup
Parmesan cheese - 1/4 cup (finely grated)
Parsley - 1/4 cup (chopped)
Ingredients for roasted pepper hummus:
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) - 2 (15-oz) cans
Jarred roasted red pepper - 8 oz. (drained)
Tahini - 1/2 cup
Olive oil - 1/4 cup
Lemon juice - from 2 lemons
Garlic - 1 clove
Ground cumin - 1 tsp.
Salt - 1/2 tsp.
Method of preparing the pasta:
  1. Cook the pasta and save 1/2 cup of the water.
  2. Process all hummus ingredients until smooth in a blender, food processor, or with a wand blender.
  3. Fry the broccoli in oil until tender and add the pasta sauce, pasta water, and some salt to taste.
  4. Stir in hummus and cream until sauce is warm.
  5. Add the pasta and toss to coat. Serve and top with Parmesan.
Source: todaysparent/downshiftology
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