Creamy Hummus & Middle Eastern Pasta
Smooth and creamy sauce made with hummus and seasoned with onion, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, oregano, sumac, and cumin, finished with fresh lemon juice.
Recipe - ShopRite of Englewood
Creamy Hummus & Middle Eastern Pasta
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings8
Cook Time15 Minutes
Ingredients
1 box, 14.5-ounces (411g), of IrRESISTible Pipette or similar
2 ½ tsp (17g) kosher salt, divided use
5 Tbsp (70g) extra virgin olive oil, divided use
1 cup (133g) diced onions
3 cloves (7g) garlic, minced
ÂĽ tsp (0.5g) crushed red pepper flakes
½ tsp (0.6g) dried oregano
ÂĽ tsp (1g) ground sumac (optional)
ÂĽ tsp (1g) ground cumin
1 cup (313g) prepared, plain hummus
1 cup (275g) reduced sodium vegetable broth
2 Tbsp (37g) freshly squeezed lemon juice
Fresh parsley, roughly chopped
Diced grilled, chicken, optional
Directions
- Add 2 tsp of the kosher salt to 2 quarts of water in a large pot over medium high heat. Bring to a boil. Add IrRESISTible Pipette or similar to boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through, about 12 minutes. Drain pasta.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onions, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, cook, stirring frequently, until onions soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in oregano, optional sumac, and cumin.
- Cook, stirring constantly until very fragrant, about 30 seconds.Whisk in remaining ½ tsp salt, hummus, vegetable broth, and lemon juice to create a creamy sauce. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, and add pasta.Stir to coat pasta evenly with sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley and optional diced grilled chicken
20 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
8
Servings
Directions
- Add 2 tsp of the kosher salt to 2 quarts of water in a large pot over medium high heat. Bring to a boil. Add IrRESISTible Pipette or similar to boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through, about 12 minutes. Drain pasta.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onions, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, cook, stirring frequently, until onions soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in oregano, optional sumac, and cumin.
- Cook, stirring constantly until very fragrant, about 30 seconds.Whisk in remaining ½ tsp salt, hummus, vegetable broth, and lemon juice to create a creamy sauce. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, and add pasta.Stir to coat pasta evenly with sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley and optional diced grilled chicken
