Garlic Roasted Tomato Chickpea Pasta
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb pasta
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 1/2 tbsp vegan butter
- 1/4 white onion
- 1 container cherry tomatoes
- 1 can chickpeas
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tbsp herbs de Provence
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Small handful fresh herbs
- Olive oil
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
- Flakey sea salt
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°F. On a baking sheet add the tomatoes and chickpeas. Drizzle over olive oil then season with salt, pepper, herbs de Provence, garlic powder. Bake in oven for 22 minutes then bump up heat to 475 and bake for an additional 7-10 minutes until charred.
Meanwhile, cook pasta. While pasta is cooking, add 2 1/2 tbsp vegan butter to a pan and sauté minced garlic and thinly sliced onions for 4-6 minutes on low heat.
Once pasta is done, add directly to the pan with the onions and garlic. Add a couple tbsp of the hot pasta water. Then add nutritional yeast, a drizzle of olive oil (about 2 tbsp), pepper and salt to taste, and chopped fresh herbs. Toss.
Once tomatoes and chickpeas are out of the oven, add to pasta, toss again, then serve hot. Add more fresh herbs and a sprinkle of flakey sea salt if desired.
