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FALAFEL PASTA

This is a healthy and low fat way to spice up whole wheat pasta. It's a very quick and easy way to cook for a large amount of people.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    6 servings

Ingredients

1 box of whole wheat pasta (penne, macaroni, anything with twists or bends works best)
1 box of falafel mix
1 jar of tomato sauce
2 Tbsp of vegetable or olive oil.

Preparation

  1. Mix one part falafel mix with one part water. 1 cup dry to 1 cup water. Mix well and let sit for 15 minutes in fridge.

    Cook pasta in a 6 quart pot of boiling salt water until al dente. Drain pasta.

    Heat two tablespoons of oil on medium flame in a large pan. Pour falafel mix into heated oil and spread out in pan. Let the falafel cook for a few minutes until starting to set. Then scramble the falafel into smaller pieces. Cook until browned and broken into smaller pieces and chunks.

    Heat sauce in the 6 quart pot on medium heat. Add cooked falafel and pasta to the pot. Stir well and remove from heat when heated thru.

    Serve with parmesean cheese sprinkled on top.

TagsMiddle EasternPastaVegetarian
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