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Cooking & Baking

trof

(54,256 posts) Sun Aug 26, 2018, 07:41 PM Aug 2018

Chickpea pasta? A review.

Basta chickpea pasta.
Inexpensive and comes in a variety of shapes.
About the same calories as regular pasta, but more protein, more fiber, and less carbs.
25g protein vs 13 for wheat pasta
13 g fiber vs 3.
43 net carbs vs 71.

If you're looking for a substitute for wheat pasta it's better than spaghetti squash or zucchini "noodles" (shredded zucchini).

A bit chalky(?) but not all all bad.
Not as good as real pasta though.
Google Basta pasta and you'll find it.
Buy directly.