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Chickpea Pasta Lunch Salad
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Chickpea Pasta Lunch Salad

A plant-based, mild chilled lunchbox pasta salad with rotini, chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, peas, and olive oil. It is colorful, budget-friendly, and easy to pack ahead.

  • Budget Friendly
  • family friendly
  • kid friendly
  • lunchbox
  • make-ahead
  • Nut-Free
  • pasta salad
  • peanut-free
  • plant-based
  • quick easy
  • quick lunch
  • Vegan
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8 min prep20 min cook4 servingseasy

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Canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained · 1 Can

La Preferida® Chick Peas

100%

In recipe$1.89
To buy$1.89
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La Preferida · 15 oz$1.89 per packageBuy 1Package use: 100%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Cucumber, diced · 1 Cup

Cucumber

67%

In recipe$0.59
To buy$0.89
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1 ct$0.89 per packageBuy 1Package use: 67%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Cherry tomatoes, quartered · 1 Cup

Private Selection™ Fresh Petite Cherry Snacking Tomatoes

53%

In recipe$1.99
To buy$3.79
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Private Selection · 10 oz$3.79 per packageBuy 1Package use: 53%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Dry rotini pasta made without egg · 8 Ounce

Barilla Rotini Pasta, Quality Non-GMO and Kosher Certified Pasta

50%

In recipe$0.95
To buy$1.89
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Barilla · 16 oz$1.89 per packageBuy 1Package use: 50%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Frozen peas · 1 Cup

Kroger® Frozen Sweet Green Peas

42%

In recipe$0.54
To buy$1.29
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Kroger · 12 oz$1.29 per packageBuy 1Package use: 42%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Olive oil · 3 Tablespoon

Kroger® Extra Virgin Olive Oil

9%

In recipe$0.62
To buy$6.99
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Kroger · 16.9 fl oz$6.99 per packageBuy 1Package use: 9%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Lemon juice · 1 Tablespoon

Kroger® 100% Lemon Juice

3%

In recipe$0.06
To buy$1.79
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Kroger · 15 fl oz$1.79 per packageBuy 1Package use: 3%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Garlic powder · 0.25 Teaspoon

GARLIC POWDER - SMART WAY - 2 OZ

1%

In recipe$0.02
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Smart Way · 2 oz$1.25 per packageBuy 1Package use: 1%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Black pepper · 0.13 Teaspoon

Kroger® Pure Ground Black Pepper Shaker

1%

In recipe$0.02
To buy$2.89
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Kroger · 1.85 oz$2.89 per packageBuy 1Package use: 1%Product matchEstimated at KROGER
Common ingredient

Fine salt · 0.5 Teaspoon

Kroger® Salt

0%

In recipe$0.00
To buy$1.00
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Kroger · 26 oz$1.00 per packageBuy 1Package use: 0%Product matchEstimated at KROGER

Cost Summary

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$6.66

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$1.66

per serving · 4 servings

You pay at checkout$20.78
32% used in this recipe$14.12 unused

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  • dry rotini pasta made without egg-8 oz
  • canned chickpeas-1 can
  • cherry tomatoes-1 cup
  • cucumber-1 cup
  • frozen peas-1 cup
  • olive oil-3 tablespoons
  • lemon juice-1 tablespoon
  • fine salt-1/2 teaspoon
  • garlic powder-1/4 teaspoon
  • black pepper-1/8 teaspoon
1
Prep the vegetables and chickpeas
Knife
Cutting Board
Colander

Rinse and drain the chickpeas, quarter the cherry tomatoes, and dice the cucumber into small bite-size pieces.

Keep fingers tucked and the knife blade angled away while quartering tomatoes and dicing cucumber.

1 can chickpeas
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 cup cucumber
2
Cook the pasta and peas
Measuring Cups
Large pot

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the rotini according to its package directions, until tender. If the pea package allows boiling, add them early enough for their full required cooking time. Otherwise, cook the peas separately as directed and combine after draining.

Use caution around boiling water and steam when adding pasta and peas.

8 ounces rotini pasta
1 cup peas
3
Drain and chill
Colander

Drain the pasta and peas in a colander, then rinse under cool water until chilled and shake off extra water.

Pour hot pasta and water slowly into the colander to avoid steam burns and splashing.

8 ounces rotini pasta
1 cup peas
4
Mix the salad
Measuring Spoons
Large mixing bowl
Large spoon

In a large bowl, stir together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to make a mild dressing. Add the pasta, peas, chickpeas, tomatoes, and cucumber, then toss gently until coated.

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper
1 can chickpeas
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 cup cucumber
5
Pack and chill
Large spoon

Portion into lunch containers and refrigerate until packing. Pack with an ice pack to keep the salad chilled.

Keep the salad refrigerated and pack it with an ice pack to maintain safe chilled storage for lunchboxes.

6

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