Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad

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Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad. Easy, Fresh, Grab & Go Recipes to Help Navigate the Changing Landscape. Now, it's time to add roasted chickpeas- eggplants, cooked pasta, salt to taste and Italian herbs. My family's not big on traditional pasta salads made with mayonnaise, so when I served this colorful version that uses Italian dressing, it was a big hit.

Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad There are briny kalamata olives, tender meaty eggplant, salty feta cheese, fresh tomatoes, and just enough pasta to fill you up. Make sure you roast the eggplant until it's completely tender, otherwise it'll have a spongy texture. The olives get roasted with the eggplant to concentrate their flavor. You can cook Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad

  1. It's 1 of Medium Size Eggplant.
  2. You need 1 Cup of Cooked Chickpeas.
  3. You need 2 Cup of Pasta (I used my all-time favorite Trader Joe’s Gladiator :-o).
  4. Prepare 2 Tbs of Olive Oil.
  5. You need to taste of Salt.
  6. It's 1 Tsp of Chili Powder.
  7. Prepare 3/4 Cup of Pasta/Marinara Sauce.
  8. You need Bunch of Cherry Tomatoes / 1 Small Tomato/ 1/2 Cup Canned Tomatoes.
  9. It's Pinch of Italian Herbs.
  10. It's 2 of Garlic cloves.

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Baked Chickpeas-Eggplant Pasta Salad instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Take a baking sheet and line it with parchment Paper..
  2. Take a medium size eggplant. Equally cut them into cube size. Wash them with water. Dry them well with a kitchen towel..
  3. In a medium bowl add cooked chickpeas, cubed eggplant, 1 tbs oil, 1 tsp salt and 1 Tsp chili powder. Mix everything well. Transfer everything to a pan. Bake them in an oven for at least 30 min..
  4. Meanwhile cook pasta as per the direction written on the package..
  5. Once everything prepared, take a pan and 2 tbs of olive oil. Heat it up on medium flame. Once oil is hot enough add finely chopped garlic, sauté them for a minute..
  6. Add your favorite pasta sauce heat it up for 10 min on lower medium flame..
  7. Now, it’s time to add roasted chickpeas- eggplants, cooked pasta, salt to taste and Italian herbs. Mix everything well and cook them for 1-2 min..
  8. Add chopped tomatoes, cover the lid and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium flame..
  9. Serve hot. It can also be prepared in advance and can be served cold..

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