Garlic-y Pasta with Veggies

(photo taken on the iPhone)

The nice thing about this dish is it's quick, easy, and you can pretty much use whatever veggies you have on hand. Read at the very bottom for any optional add-in.

INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box 100% Whole Wheat or Spelt pasta
- 1 head of broccoli, chopped
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 4-6 cloves of garlic, minced (we love garlic so we do 6)
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil
- 4 of your favorite medium sized tomatoes (i like roma), seeded and chopped
- 1 bunch kale, leaves removed from stem and chopped
- 1 small zucchini, cut into rounds and quartered
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 can organic chickpeas, drained
- 1 yellow pepper, chopped
- 1 tsp fresh thyme
- salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:
1 - cook pasta according to directions
2 - when there is about 4 minutes left, throw in the chopped kale and cook. Pour both into a colander to remove the water and set aside.
3 - While the pasta and kale cook, heat olive oil in a 3 quart pan and saute garlic for about 1 minute over medium heat. Add the onion, cook until tender. Add broccoli and carrots and cook for another minute. Throw in about 1/4 cup water and the thyme. Coat the veggies.
4 - Throw in your remaining veggies and chickpeas, cooking for another minute or so until veggies are coated with the garlic oil.
5 - Remove from heat and pour the pasta and kale into the pan.

Serve immediately!

OPTIONAL: A VERY tasty add on is some soy butter. We try not to use it ever so I'm not putting it as a mandatory in this recipe, but if you don't mind throwing it in, go for it :)