I really liked this casserole! I'm typically not the biggest fan of
casseroles as many tend to have no texture whatsoever, but this one did from the
chickpeas and even from the peas. Really, it's great. You can add other veggies,
but I stuck to peas as my add-in because I LOVE PEAS. And if you don't, well,
that's just sad. I found some generic pasta that somewhat resembles the old
egg-noodles most of us grew up on. You really could use any pasta you want.
This makes about 5-6 big servings.
Ingredients:
1/2 lb pasta of your choice
2 cups cooked chickpeas, pulsed a few times in your food processor, DO NOT
PUREE
6oz fresh cremini mushrooms, sliced and chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup diced onion
1 cup frozen peas
3 TB olive oil
3 1/2 TB flour
2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup veggie broth
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
3-4 TB nutritional yeast
1 TB garlic salt
1/2 cup bread crumbs
salt and pepper to your tastes
1/2 tsp coriander
Method:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cook your pasta according to package directions. Then drain and set aside.
While pasta is cooking, start on step 3 below.
Heat 1 TB oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add onions, and
saute for 5 minutes, or until softened. Then add the fresh garlic.
Whisk some flour into the garlic onion mixture, and add 1 TB oil. It'll be
really thick. Now, whisk in the milk and broth. Keep whisking until the sauce
thickens somewhat.
Lower the burner to medium-low heat. Now add in the chickpeas, coriander,
nutritional yeast, onion powder, mushrooms, and garlic salt. You will want to
keep whisking so nothing burns to the bottom of the pan., but continues to
thicken somewhat. Taste for salt and pepper and adjust accordingly.
Fold in the peas and the pasta and cook another minute or three.
Pour the mixture into a casserole dish.
In a small bowl, combine the last 1 TB of oil with the breadcrumbs. I added
some salt and pepper to the bread crumbs because I pretty much always do. Now,
mix well and spoon over the casserole, covering the entire surface if you can.
Cook on the middle rack for 20-30 minutes, or until the breadcrumbs get
toasted and the sauce is bubbling. Mine took exactly 25 minutes. This is what
it should look like:
THEY'RE SAYING EAT LOTS OF OMEGIA'S OR RAW NUTS FOR HEALTH AND WEIGHT LOSS
RAW NUT RECIPE:
VEGGIE SALADS
IN THE MOOD FOR THE BEST VEGGIE BURGER
