Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad
Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, baked chickpeas-eggplant pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pasta is the most common and versatile meal which never fails whether it's get-together, potluck, birthday parties or weeknight dinner. The best thing about pasta is it can be served Hot or Cold with hot bowl of soup or. In another bowl combine roasted eggplants, cut red peppers.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook baked chickpeas-eggplant pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad:
  1. Make ready 1 Medium Size Eggplant
  2. Get 1 Cup Cooked Chickpeas
  3. Take 2 Cup Pasta (I used my all-time favorite Trader Joe’s Gladiator :-o)
  4. Prepare 2 Tbs Olive Oil
  5. Make ready to taste Salt
  6. Prepare 1 Tsp Chili Powder
  7. Get 3/4 Cup Pasta/Marinara Sauce
  8. Prepare Bunch Cherry Tomatoes / 1 Small Tomato/ 1/2 Cup Canned Tomatoes
  9. Take Pinch Italian Herbs
  10. Prepare 2 Garlic cloves

Rinse and drain well, then pat dry with paper towels. Roasted Eggplant and Olive Pasta Salad Roasted Eggplant and Olive Pasta Salad. There are briny kalamata olives, tender meaty eggplant, salty feta cheese, fresh tomatoes, and just enough pasta to fill you up.. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and brush the foil with olive oil.

Steps to make Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Take a baking sheet and line it with parchment Paper.
  2. Take a medium size eggplant. Equally cut them into cube size. Wash them with water. Dry them well with a kitchen towel.
  3. In a medium bowl add cooked chickpeas, cubed eggplant, 1 tbs oil, 1 tsp salt and 1 Tsp chili powder. Mix everything well. Transfer everything to a pan. Bake them in an oven for at least 30 min.
  4. Meanwhile cook pasta as per the direction written on the package.
  5. Once everything prepared, take a pan and 2 tbs of olive oil. Heat it up on medium flame. Once oil is hot enough add finely chopped garlic, sauté them for a minute.
  6. Add your favorite pasta sauce heat it up for 10 min on lower medium flame.
  7. Now, it’s time to add roasted chickpeas- eggplants, cooked pasta, salt to taste and Italian herbs. Mix everything well and cook them for 1-2 min.
  8. Add chopped tomatoes, cover the lid and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.
  9. Serve hot. It can also be prepared in advance and can be served cold.

Place the eggplant slices on the foil, sprinkle with salt and brush each slice lightly with oil. Pasta Salad Recipes Italian Pasta Salad Recipes Pasta Salad Pasta Salad. This light and refreshing cold pasta salad is loaded with the flavors of the Mediterranean, and pairs well with grilled proteins, such as fish, pork, chicken or steak. If you make this in advance, reserve a bit of the dressing to add right before serving, as the pasta has a tendency to soak up the dressing as it sits over time. Consider this my meal prep plan for the summer.

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