Pasta With Currants and Pine Nuts

Name: Pasta With Currants and Pine Nuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 medium onions, chopped finely; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 1 (310 g) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 250 g cherry tomatoes; 50 g dried currants; 1/3 cup olive oil, extra; 500 g penne pasta; 59 g pine nuts, toasted; 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, shredded

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Recipe by Latchy

In answer to a question in the threads. Something different for Pasta. This is a good Middle Eastern throw on pasta. I think it came from a Women Weekly book.

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READY IN: 27mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

tablespoons olive oil
2

garlic cloves, crushed
2

medium onions, chopped finely
1

cinnamon stick
2

teaspoons ground cumin
2

teaspoons ground coriander
1

teaspoon garam masala
1

(310 g) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
250

g cherry tomatoes
50

g dried currants
¹⁄₃

cup olive oil, extra
500

g penne pasta
59

g pine nuts, toasted
¹⁄₄

cup fresh basil leaf, shredded

DIRECTIONS

Heat oil in pan, add garlic and onions, cook stirring until onions are soft.
Add spices, cook stirring until fragrant.
Add chickpeas tomatoes, currants and extra olive oil stir until combined and heated through.
Add pasta to large pan boiling water, boil, uncovered until just tender, drain.
Combine chickpea mixture and pasta in bowl sprinkle with nuts and basil.

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