Comfort Chickpeas Pasta

Ingredients:

half an onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, diced
oil for cooking
200g smoked pancetta or bacon
300ml thick tomato sauce
200g chickpeas
1 carrot, sliced
salt to taste
bag of pasta of your choice
dried rosemary to taste




Preparation:

In a large non stick skillet, fry the bacon/pancetta with garlic and the onion until the onions and garlic get soft and change color, as well as, until the bacon/pancetta gets crisp. Do this on low heat, to avoid burning the ingredients. Add the carrot slices, salt to taste, the tomato sauce and about 1 cup of water and boil them all for about 15 - 30 minutes on medium heat. Add the chickpeas, and rosemary and cook for an extra 5 to 10 minutes. Puree everything in a blender until smooth and add a few drops of oil on the puree.

Meanwhile, cook the pasta al dente in a pot filled with boiling salted water. Drain the pasta and mix it well with the nice orange puree. Serve hot and with grated cheese or parmesan on top. Enjoy.

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