Ingredients:
1 lb pasta
1 ½ cups cooked/canned garbanzo beans
Salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup olive oil
2 cups grated veggies
1/4 cup herbs such basil, cilantro, or dill
1-2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
1/2 cup yogurt or crumbly cheese
Juice of 1 lemon
Directions
Cook and strain the pasta. Puree the garbanzos, olive oil, herbs, lemon juice, cheese or yogurt, salt and pepper together and stir into a big bowl with the pasta.
Grate your veggies (again, you can use whatever you want!) and mix into the pasta.
*A great way to add more protein to pasta dishes is to use whole wheat pasta and/or to puree beans into the dish.
Variations:
Add 1/4 cup toasted sunflower seeds, raisin, dried cranberries or walnuts
Add 2 tsp soy sauce or tamari or 2 tbsp tahini to the puree
Add a dash or cayenne pepper or curry powder to the puree
