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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.

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