{"id":16918,"date":"2025-04-24T09:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=16918"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:40:57","slug":"caesar-chickpea-pasta-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/caesar-chickpea-pasta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesar Chickpea Pasta Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/CaesarChickpeaPastaSalad.jpg\" alt=\"Caesar Chickpea Pasta Salad\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/caesar-chickpea-pasta-salad\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Caesar Chickpea Pasta Salad<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 15 minutes plus cooling<br \/>\nCook: 12 minutes \u2022 Serves: 10<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span>1 <\/span>package (16 ounces) rotini or penne pasta<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>cup <strong>Kraft classic Caesar dressing<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1-1\/2 <\/span>teaspoons ground black pepper<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>can (15.5 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>small red onion, halved and chopped<br \/>\n<span>1-1\/2 <\/span>cups quartered cherry tomatoes<br \/>\n<span>3\/4 <\/span>cup shredded Parmesan cheese<br \/>\n<span>\t<\/span>Lemon wedges for garnish (optional) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>Prepare pasta as label directs; drain, rinse with cold water and cool completely. Makes about 8 cups pasta.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>In large bowl, whisk dressing and pepper; fold in chickpeas, onion, tomatoes, cheese and pasta. Makes about 10 cups pasta salad.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>Serve pasta salad garnished with lemon wedges, if desired.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (1 cup):<br \/>\n364 Calories, 17g Fat (4g Saturated), 16mg Cholesterol, 380mg Sodium,<br \/>\n40g Carbohydrates, 4g Fiber, 2g Sugars, 1g Added Sugars, 11g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Chef Tip:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Smart Swaps:<\/span><br \/>\nSwap regular pasta for chickpea pasta to boost this dish with extra protein, fiber, and iron\u2014perfect for keeping you fuller longer. Plus, it\u2019s naturally gluten-free!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caesar Chickpea Pasta Salad Prep: 15 minutes plus cooling Cook: 12 minutes \u2022 Serves: 10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[88],"class_list":["post-16918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-08_sides","tag-25sum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16918"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16920,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16918\/revisions\/16920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}