Pasta & garbanzo beans with roasted vegetable

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
5Red or yellow bell peppers,
Diced
2Fennel bulbs, cored and
Diced (reserve minced tops
For garnish)
1⅓cupDiced canned tomatoes,
Drained
1cupChopped fresh basil of 1
½tablespoonDried basil
1eachCooking spray
3cupsCooked garbanzo beans (1 1/2
15 oz cans), rinsed
And drained
teaspoonCrushed red pepper
3tablespoonsLemon juice or balsamic
Vinegar
1teaspoonFennel seeds
poundsRotelli or radiatore, cooked
(I assume this is pasta)
½cupGrated fatfree parmesan,
Sonoma Hard jack cheese or
Soy parmesan
1eachSalt and Pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat broiler. Mix peppers, fennel bulb and some of the tops, tomatoes and basil in a bowl; spread vegetables evenly over large baking pan. Generously spray, broil until vegetables soften adn blacken slightly, sirring occaisinally, about 15 minutes.

Combine beans, crused red pepper and lemon juice or bvinegar in a large serving bowl. In a small pan, toast the fennel seeds until they darken a few shades; add to the bean mixture.

Add boiled vegetalbles, hot pasta and cheese to bean mixture; toss well. Salt and pepper to taste. Spinkle with reserved minced fennel leaves.

Source: Modified from recipe in the March '94 issue of "Vegetarian Times."

Posted to Fatfree Digest, Mon, 21 Mar 94 16:00:31 EST By catsmeow@...

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