Middle Eastern Macaroni 'n Garbanzos

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces corkscrew macaroni or 12 ounces elbow macaroni
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 -3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup green pepper, diced
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves, , i use 1 1/2 tbsp. dried (, i use 1 1/2 tbsp. dried)
• parsley sprig (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepot, cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, in nonstick skillet, heat olive oil and margarine or butter over medium heat until hot and melted.
• 3 add onion and green pepper and cook 15 min.
• 4 or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• 5 stir in garlic, salt, cumin, coriander, allspice, and black pepper and cook 1 min.
• 6 add tomatoes and garbanzo beans; heat to boiling over medium-high heat.
• 7 reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 drain pasta; return to saucepot.
• 9 toss garbanzo mixture with pasta and heat through.
• 10 mix in parsley.
• 11 garnish with additional parsley to serve, if desired.