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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Spanish and Portuguese >> Portuguese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. | 2. Place almonds, garlic powder, and dried basil in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form; set aside. | 3. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain, rinse and set aside. | 4. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat; add onions and saute three minutes. | 5. Add the garlic and chickpeas; continue to cook, stirring frequently, until most of the moisture has evaporated and chickpeas start to crisp and brown. | 6. Add green pepper and mushrooms; saute 2-3 minutes. | 7. Add both cans of tomatoes, salt and pepper; lower heat slightly and simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly reduced. | 8. In a large bowl, combine pasta and sauce; add torn basil leaves and cubed mozzarella. | 9. Toss all ingredients to coat pasta; pour into large greased casserole dish (at least 9x13 or two smaller dishes). | 10. Sprinkle ground almond mixture over all; bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
almond	2	ounces	sliced	501.219	0.0	0.0	56.699
garlic powder	1/2	teaspoon		5.1305	1.1273	0.2565	0.0113
basil	1/8	teaspoon	dried	0.0254	0.0029	0.0035	0.0007
cavatelli	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	1		diced	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
chickpea bean	1	can	drained	1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
bell pepper	1		died	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
mushroom	8	ounces	sliced	77.1106	15.3994	5.0802	1.1113
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
rotel tomato	1	can		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
kosher salt	3/4	teaspoon		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
black pepper	1/8	teaspoon		0.7216	0.1839	0.0299	0.0094
mozzarella cheese	8	ounces	cubed	734.8188	61.7339	30.7535	40.5284
basil leaf	6 -8	pieces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.