Pasta 'n Ceci

Ingredients

• •1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• •1 onion, small
• •1 garlic clove
• •28 oz can tomato purée (passata)
• •3 bay leaves
• •to taste salt
• •to taste pepper
• •1/4 to 1/3 tsp ground red pepper or red pepper flakes
• •1 can chickpeas, canned
• •to taste chicken stock
• •1/3 lb ditalini pasta
• •to taste Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1Heat olive oil in a large pot.
2. 2Sauté diced onion and chopped garlic until soft and golden.
3. 3Add tomato purée, bay leaves, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
4. 4Cook on low heat for 90 minutes.
5. 5After 1 hour of cooking, drain and rinse the chickpeas and add them to the sauce.
6. 6Add chicken stock as needed to thin out the sauce to your preferred consistency.
7. 7In a separate pot, boil the ditalini pasta until soft, then drain.
8. 8Add the cooked pasta to the sauce.
9. 9Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.