Only a few months ago, I was introduced to pulse pasta. I am not a big pasta person but enjoy it from time to time. I shared Explore Cuisine’s pasta on CBS, Your Carolina with viewers after trying it myself. Needless to say, I love them! Their pasta only has a handful of ingredients and they are made from pulses instead of refined flour. This means they have more fiber and protein, B vitamins and iron.
I love making my own pasta sauce and if you haven’t tried adding roasted red bell peppers, you certainly should. They add a smokiness and earthiness which I think is perfect for fall (despite it being a summer veggie).
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Nutrition:
Pulse Pasta: Pulse pastas boast much more fiber and protein than than traditional pasta. The Chickpea fusilli by Explore Cuisine contains 11g of protein and almost 20% of your daily dietary fiber requirement per servings. Fiber and protein means more staying power. The mild taste makes it the perfect vehicle for fresh red sauce.
Bell peppers: These crunchy fruits may come in a variety of colors but they all happen to hail from the same plant The color is indicative of ripeness with green being the least ripe followed by yellow and the fully mature red. If you are looking to maximize yoru vitamin C intake and total antioxidant capacity, let ripeness be your guide. Red bell peppers are simply ripened green peppers and they happen to boast the most nutrition. Red also happens to be the sweetest (and tastiest).
- 4 cups chickpea fusilli pasta
- 8 cups water
- 2 oz. crumbled goat cheese
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1/4 onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Wash and dry pepper. Coat with olive oil and bake in a medium pan in the oven for 20 minutes.
- In a skillet, saute onion, garlic and 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium heat.
- Remove pepper from the oven and slice into small pieces. Add to a high speed blender with onion and garlic and blend to an creamy consistency.
- Bring 8 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add pasta and cook for 9-11 minutes.
- Serve sauce over pasta and top with feta cheese.
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