Chickpea Marinara over Couscous

Chickpea Marinara over Couscous

Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1/2 cup onion (diced)
• 1 red bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (drained)
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive (coarsley chopped)
• 1 (10 ounce) box couscous
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)

Directions

• 1 Heat olive oil in sauce pan.
• 2 Saute garlic, onion, and red pepper in olive oil for 5 min--until tender.
• 3 Add crushed tomatoes, chickpeas, olives, herbs, salt. and sugar. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• 4 Prepare couscous according to package directions.
• 5 Serve sauce over couscous and top with parmesan cheese.