Cold weather always seems to go hand in hand with heavy comfort food dishes. You may even find yourself trading in your workout for a big bowl of pasta and pajamas … I'm guilty of this too, but the guilt does not need to be part of the experience. Today ill give you my hack to a guilt free pasta dinner
This bowl of pasta is filled with chickpea pasta, yes chickpeas! The chickpea pasta brand that I use is BANZA which I have seen in multiple grocery stores, so finding it would be easy. Packed with 23 grams of protein 8 grams of fiber and 48 net carbs opposed to traditional pasta that is 13 grams of protein 3 grams of fiber and 71 net carbs, you can see how it is clearly the better choice to a nutrient positive meal.
Cooking: cooking Banza pasta is just like any other. you boil water and cook for 9-11 minutes ( depends on how you like your pasta)
Texture: The texture is not an exact match to pasta, but if your an Al dente kind of person then you wont have a problem, honestly I like my noodles more noodley and find the texture at 11 minutes to be just fine. I could be biased since its the only pasta I eat.
Taste: They taste like whatever you make them with, if you eat them naked, they have a chickpea taste.
Filling: Because of their nutrient positive qualities they fill you up quicker then a bowl of traditional pasta, the fiber count is higher but the carb count is lower.
Options: Banza makes their pasta in all the shapes you could want.
The way I made them here was with a can of Victoria Vodka sauce and spinach. Adding Spinach brings vitamins minerals and protein to the dish, more flavor and color! For the rest of the family I added grilled chicken to their dishes.
Comfort without the calories. Enjoy your pasta and keep your waistline lean this winter!
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