Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Chickpeas and Spinach

This one surprised me with how good it was!  It was also fairly easy - easier than we planned for these nights.  But that was ok.  :)

Recipe from Gojee (from Aggie's Kitchen - Picture too):

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Sauteed Chickpeas & Spinach

Recipe from Aggie’s Kitchen

1/2 box whole wheat spaghetti
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, sliced thin
1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
2-3 bunches of fresh spinach
pinch of red pepper flakes
salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
additional olive oil, to taste
freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Cook pasta according to directions.
While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large saute pan. Add garlic and onions to pan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until slightly soft, season with salt and pepper. Add chickpeas to onions and saute for another 5 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving about 1/4 cup of pasta water. Add fresh spinach to pan, add cooked pasta and pasta water over spinach and gently toss. Turn off heat.
Before serving add an additional drizzle of olive oil over pasta. Season to taste with salt and red pepper flakes. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

We used goat cheese instead of parmesan cheese, and we liked it.  Instead of a Monday night "special" dinner, we'll be using this one for an "every-day" recipe.

We gave it 3.5 stars out of 5.