Fusilli with Broccoli Rabe and Fried Chickpeas

Submitted by IGGY on Sun, 03/19/2006 - 8:56pm.

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Christina Cooks

Prep Time15 minutes
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Instructions
Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook fusilli al dente, about 10 minutes.
Drain well, reserving about a cup of cooking water, but do not rinse.

Place about 8 tablespoons oil and garlic in a skillet and turn heat to high.
Saute for 30 seconds. Add chickpeas and saute until they begin to lightly brown,
8-9 minutes. Stir in fresh basil and saute for about 30 seconds to blend the flavors.
Stir in broccoli rabe, wine and reserved pasta cooking water. Cover and cook until
broccoli rabe just wilts, 6-7 minutes. Remove a small amount of liquid, dissolve
miso and stir into broccoli rabe and chickpea mixture. Stir in pasta and mix gently.
Transfer to a serving platter, drizzle with a fruity extra virgin olive oil and garnish
with fresh basil sprigs. Makes 4-6 servings.

Christina Cooks

4-6

15

1 pound fusilli

extra virgin olive oil

4-5 cloves fresh garlic, finely minced

3 cups cooked chickpeas

2 sprigs fresh basil, leaves removed from stems, finely minced

1 bunch broccoli rabe, stems trimmed, shredded

1 cup dry white wine

2 teaspoons white miso

2-3 fresh basil sprigs

Ingredients

  • 2 sprigs fresh basil, leaves removed from stems, finely minced
  • 3c cooked chickpeas
  • 4clv fresh garlic, finely minced
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1lb fusilli
  • 1bn broccoli rabe, stems trimmed, shredded
  • 1c dry white wine
  • 2t white miso
  • 2 fresh basil sprigs

Instructions

Instructions
Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook fusilli al dente, about 10 minutes.
Drain well, reserving about a cup of cooking water, but do not rinse.

Place about 8 tablespoons oil and garlic in a skillet and turn heat to high.
Saute for 30 seconds. Add chickpeas and saute until they begin to lightly brown,
8-9 minutes. Stir in fresh basil and saute for about 30 seconds to blend the flavors.
Stir in broccoli rabe, wine and reserved pasta cooking water. Cover and cook until
broccoli rabe just wilts, 6-7 minutes. Remove a small amount of liquid, dissolve
miso and stir into broccoli rabe and chickpea mixture. Stir in pasta and mix gently.
Transfer to a serving platter, drizzle with a fruity extra virgin olive oil and garnish
with fresh basil sprigs. Makes 4-6 servings.

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Submitted by IGGY on Mon, 03/20/2006 - 11:24pm.

i never tried this recipe as it is here. tonight, i adapted it. no wine or miso, but i added sundried tomatoes and romano cheese. it was lovely.

“Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.� –- Pat Robertson (woo hooo!)

Submitted by leighanastasia on Sun, 03/19/2006 - 9:03pm.

reminds me of fusilli Jerry.

Submitted by IGGY on Sun, 03/19/2006 - 9:05pm.

how could i forget?

“Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.� –- Pat Robertson (woo hooo!)

Submitted by leighanastasia on Mon, 03/20/2006 - 6:02pm.

i know he WAS going to make a ravioli george...

oh yeah...macaroni midle! remember that one?

Submitted by IGGY on Mon, 03/20/2006 - 10:36pm.

because i didn't remember either.

"It's Fusilli Jerry! It's made from fusilli pasta. See the microphone?"
"When did you do this?"
"In my spare time. You know, I'm working on one of you George. I'm using ravioli. See, the hard part is to find a pasta that captures the individual."
"Why fusilli?"
"Because you're silly. Get it?"
- Kramer and Jerry, in "The Fusilli Jerry"

wait, that doesn't say whether he made any other pasta people.... for some reason i want to say frank...
“Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.� –- Pat Robertson (woo hooo!)

Submitted by leighanastasia on Mon, 03/20/2006 - 10:53pm.

i have seasons 1-7 of Seinfeld. I can't remember if macaroni midler is after or before the fusilli jerry episode.

remember when jerry accidently hits her with his baseball or bat or somthing and she has to go into the hospital and kramer takes care of her.

god i love this show.

Submitted by IGGY on Mon, 03/20/2006 - 11:31pm.

with kramer taunting her like she's not a SINGER or something... i don't know when the macaroni thing comes into play though. i don't seem to know the show as well as you do. me, i love elaine. especially her burly, stupid boyfriend who thinks she's going to hell.

“Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.� –- Pat Robertson (woo hooo!)

Submitted by leighanastasia on Mon, 03/20/2006 - 11:47pm.

thinks i'm elaine.

not sure if it's a compliment or not...i'm so damn sarcastic all the time.

Submitted by IGGY on Tue, 03/21/2006 - 12:03am.

thinks she's slutty so she covers the toilet seat, when they two are the only ones using it.... so elaine takes her keyboard and rubs her ass with it, coughs on her doorknob... that is so me. and when she threw george's toupee out the window.... i love her so much.

wow, we really got off track.

“Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.� –- Pat Robertson (woo hooo!)

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