Kale and chickpea pasta recipe

Kale and chickpea pasta

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Grab some storecupboard ingredients and veggies to whizz up this super-tasty kale pasta dish that's simple and healthy. Curly kale adds an earthy, peppery kick, while the chickpeas add a buttery creaminess. If you don't need the dish to be dairy-free and veggie, you could always add some grated Parmesan to serve.

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  • Serves 4
  • Takes 35 mins
  • 478 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, scrubbed and finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 fresh rosemary sprigs
  • pinch of crushed chillies
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée​
  • 400g tin finely chopped tomatoes
  • 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 250g rigatoni
  • 180g curly kale, tough woody stems discarded

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Each serving contains

Energy
2010kJ 478.0kcal
24%
Fat
14g
low20%
Saturates
2g
low10%
Salt
0.4g
low6%
Sugars
11g
low12%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 66.6gProtein 16.1gFibre 11.6g

Method

  1. Heat half the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion and carrot with a pinch of salt for 8 mins or until lightly golden. Add the garlic, rosemary sprigs and chillies and fry for another 2 mins. Squeeze in the tomato purée, stir through and cook for 1 min.
  2. Pour in the tinned tomatoes, then fill the tin half-full with water and swirl into the pan. Bring to a simmer, stir in the chickpeas, then cook for 13-15 mins until rich and thickened. Use a potato masher to lightly mash half the chickpeas into the sauce
  3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta to pack instructions, adding the kale for the last 2 mins. Drain, reserving a mugful of pasta water. Add the pasta and kale to the sauce, with enough of the reserved water to loosen. Season to taste, stirring over a low heat, then divide among bowls. Finish with a twist of black pepper and drizzle with the remaining oil to serve.

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