Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009

This is my standby for when we have guests, as it's easy, delicious, and I don't generally have to worry about dietary restrictions when I make it. Always well-loved and well-received, this is one of our favourite recipes!

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

I found this to be a good starting point for a dish you can play with to meet your own tastes. I've had better success serving it with brown rice than with pasta though.

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2008

Good quick recipe for kids, 3.5 stars. I used olive oil instead of veg. oil, doubled the garlic, didn't have green peppers so substituted mushrooms, added a can of tomato paste, added a bit of brown sugar, salt and chopped cilantro. Due to dairy/wheat allergies omitted cheese and used brown rice pasta. The recipe was not spicy at all, so kids enjoyed it(3&7 year old).

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Dina

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: London, Ontario, Canada Living In: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2008

I am not a hard person to please, but this was very bland. I took it to a dinner party, because some friends of mine are vegetarian. Most of it was gone, but I can't say that I enjoyed it.

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FREAKITIKI97

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Lima, Ohio, USA Living In: Pearl City, Hawaii, USA
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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2008

This is one of my favorite pasta dishes to cook! I ran out of chili powder, so tonight I used 2 Tbsp taco seasoning instead. I cut back on the cumin and used only 1/2 tsp, since there is some in the taco seasoning. I used rotini pasta and topped it with cheddar cheese. This always turns out great, my bf and daughter always ask for seconds. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Nic

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Gilroy, California, USA Living In: Kingston, New York, USA
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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2008

This recipe is a fast chile with lots of noodles. I was disappointed because the chile seasoning was too strong and overpowered the cumin and chick peas. I also added one small chile pepper so that may have added to the spice. I don't think I will make this again.

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Angela Enderle

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2008

This is wonderful. Instead of chickpeas I used black beans. Turned out very tasty.

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EARLANDVALERIE

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Orlando, Florida, USA
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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2008

I came home from work and realized i didn't pull any meat out that morning so i went to Allrecipes to find something that i had the ingredients for. This is what i made. I followed the recipe exact but i wasn't crazy about it. I was happy to use the chick peas that had been in my cabnit for awhile but that is what threw me off and that it seemed a little bland. I will say it was alot better reheated the next day for lunch and it does look good.

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Eddie's mom

	Cooking Level: Beginning Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Living In: Dover, Delaware, USA
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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2008

Really delicious and super easy to make! I didn't have enough chili powder, so I'm looking forward to making this recipe when it has enough "spice" in it. I used whole wheat pasta and reduced fat cheese, which made this recipe pretty guilt-free.

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2008

I made this with black beans as I didn't have chickpeas and I thought it was quite good and had just the right amount of spice. I would highly recommend the black beans over the chickpeas.

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Shirley U.


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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2008

booooring.... wouldn't make again!

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Sara Smith

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

I think next time I'll use a little less pasta and possibly add some zucchini. Overall, very good. Edited: 2/19/08 I made this again. This time I used less pasta and added zucchini and black beans. Much better!

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2008

This dish was ok, but like everyone else it's missing something. If I make it again I will add some black beans, cilantro and pepperjack cheese. Maybe some Boca meat.

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008

could be a little spicier for my taste. next time i'll add more chile powder.

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MissSunshine815

	Cooking Level: Beginning Home Town: Uniontown, Ohio, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2008

After reading others' comments, I tweaked this a bit by adding 2 sliced Italian sausages, 1 tsp of hot sauce, the chopped leaves of 1-2 sprigs of cilantro, and a pinch of salt, to step 1. Tasted great !

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Dave W.

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2008

I'm a big fan of this recipe - with a few tweaks. I skip the pasta and serve it over a little rice instead. Several people have commented that it's bland, but a small handful of fresh cilantro on top adds some great flavor, and don't be shy with the chili powder and cumin!

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

I've been trying to make more vegetarian meals for the family. I followed this recipe to a T and it was tolerable but not great. It was missing something, I'm not sure what... next time I might add meat like past reviews have suggested?

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