Middle-Eastern Style Shrimp Cavatappi

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  ¼ tsp
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cavatappi pasta
  6 oz
• chickpeas
  15 oz
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• cream cheese
  2 oz
• feta cheese
  ½ cup
• garlic
  2 cloves
• onion
  ½ unit
• salt
  ½ tsp
• shawarma spice blend
  1 unit
• shrimp
  8 oz
• sour cream
  ½ cup
• spinach
  3 c
• tomato
  2 unit
• veggie stock concentrate
  1 unit

1. 

   1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and finely chop onion . Peel and mince or grate garlic . Drain chickpeas over a small bowl, reserving liquid; rinse chickpeas and pat dry with paper towels. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Pat shrimp dry and set aside.

   onion: ½ unit, garlic: 2 cloves, chickpeas: 15 oz, tomato: 2 unit, shrimp: 8 oz
2. 

   2

   Once water is boiling, add cavatappi pasta to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve ¾ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

   cavatappi pasta: 6 oz
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, chickpeas, shawarma spice blend , a big pinch of salt , and black pepper . Cook, stirring occasionally and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan, until onion is softened and chickpeas are lightly browned ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add spinach and reserved chickpea liquid. Cook, stirring, until spinach is wilted and liquid has mostly absorbed ⏱️ 3 minutes . TIP: Add spinach in batches if necessary.

   cooking oil: 1 tbsp, shawarma spice blend: 1 unit, salt: ½ tsp, black pepper: ¼ tsp, spinach: 3 c
4. 

   4

   Reduce heat under pan with chickpea mixture to low. Stir in veggie stock concentrate , cream cheese , sour cream , and ⅓ cup reserved pasta cooking water until melted and combined.

   veggie stock concentrate: 1 unit, cream cheese: 2 oz, sour cream: ½ cup
5. 

   5

   Stir in drained cavatappi pasta, tomatoes, half the feta cheese , and butter . Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. TIP: If needed, stir in more reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is thoroughly coated in sauce.

   feta cheese: ½ cup, butter: 1 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Divide cavatappi pasta between bowls. Top with remaining feta cheese and serve.