Chickpea pasta - its actually really good!! (healthy, pizza, reheat)
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For the first time, I tried some pasta made from chickpeas this weekend. This is the brand I ate. I was a bit skeptical at first. I generally eat gluten free pasta made from brown rice, and IMO, some brands can have a slightly funky and not-so-appealing taste and/or texture. I was worried this would be the same.
To my pleasant surprise, this pasta was delicious!!! Now, of course, if you compared it to freshly made traditional pasta, its not going to taste like that. But, the taste was very good, and I did not detect any bitterness or other strange flavors. It was very "normal" - and I only put some olive oil and grated parmesan on it, so it wasn't drowned in sauce, and I could really taste the actual pasta itself. If someone served it to me and did not mention it was made of chickpeas, I wouldn't have guessed at all.
This pasta would be an excellent choice for anyone who prefers to reduce gluten or carbs, and also increase protein in their diet. The box says it is 2x the protein, 3x the fiber, and 1/2 the the net carbs of regular pasta.
Another trick to improve the healthfulness of pasta is to cool it completely in the fridge, and then reheat it.
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cooking, cooling and then reheating the pasta had an even more dramatic effect. Or, to be precise, an even smaller effect on blood glucose. In fact, it reduced the rise in blood glucose by 50 percent. This certainly suggests that reheating the pasta made it into an even more 'resistant starch'. It's an extraordinary result and one never measured before.”
I might need to try it. I used to enjoy Barilla Pasta Plus, but our local stores stopped carrying a lot of it. It is not gluten free though, but it does use lentils and chickpea flour.
I might need to try it. I used to enjoy Barilla Pasta Plus, but our local stores stopped carrying a lot of it. It is not gluten free though, but it does use lentils and chickpea flour.
That is interesting- I didn't know Barilla made a pasta like that. I have to admit, now that I've found this brand of chickpea pasta, I'm going to stick with it and not experiment with other brands because it is so good. It also comes in lots of different shapes which is nice too.
I always have chickpea flour at home. Usually it ends up as Farinata https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23...make-farinata/ But I have also started adding it to pizza dough and homemade pasta. I have try the the chickpea pasta you mentioned, it sounds tasty.
My experience with chickpea pasta was that it fell apart. I can’t remember the brand off-hand, bitumen both boxes of wagon wheel pasta did the same. The flavor was fine.
Although I love chick peas the pasta was horrible.
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