Lagane with chickpeas from Basilicata and Calabria
A super nutritious and tasty tradtional vegetarian/vegan pasta recipe from Basilicata and Calabria, perfect for cold days and one-course meals. Make it with homemade pasta or store bought!
Servings: 4
Calories: 581kcal
Ingredients
- 320 g lagane or other pasta (12oz) see notes
- 200 g dried chickpeas (7oz)
- 200 g cherry tomatoes or datterini tomatoes (7oz) cut in half
- 2 cloves of garlic peeled
- 1 rosemary large sprig
- 1 fresh or dried peperoncino (chili pepper) chopped with seeds removed
- 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- If using dried chickpeas cover them with cold water and soak them for 12 hours. Drain and rinse.
- Cook the chickpeas well covered with water in a large saucepan with a little salt and a bay leaf until they are quite soft (1 hour)
- When they are ready, save a cupful of the cooking water, drain the chickpeas and set aside. (some people cook them in the same water they were soaked in. I used fresh water.)
- While the chickpeas are cooking, heat some olive oil in a large frying pan or skillet.
- Add the peeled garlic cloves, rosemary leaves and peperoncino and cook until the garlic starts to soften and brown. Don’t allow it to burn.
- Add the tomatoes and a pinch of salt and cook until the tomatoes become quite soft 20 minutes on a low heat.
- Put a pot of water on to boil for the pasta. Once it is boiling add salt to it and bring to the boil again
- Remove the garlic cloves from the sauce.
- Add the drained chickpeas to the tomato sauce and half a cup of the saved chickpea cooking water. ( If using canned chickpeas add them now)
- Stir well and cook for a further 5 minutes. If the sauce is too dry, you can add the rest of the saved chickpea cooking water.
- Cook the pasta al dente, drain it and add it to the chickpeas and tomato.
- Mix everything together well and serve with grated grana or pecorino (if required) and black pepper.
Notes
Cooking times don't include the 12 hours to soak the chickpeas.
This recipe can be made with other pasta such as tagliatelle, pappardelle, cavatelli etc To keep this recipe vegan use or make pasta without eggs! To make your own homemade lagane check out the recipe here Lagane pasta from Southern Italy
This recipe can be made with other pasta such as tagliatelle, pappardelle, cavatelli etc To keep this recipe vegan use or make pasta without eggs! To make your own homemade lagane check out the recipe here Lagane pasta from Southern Italy
Nutrition
Calories: 581kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 725mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 279IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 5mg