Chickpea cacio e pepe with caramelized lemon from The Cook You Want to Be: Everyday Recipes to Impress (page 226) by Andy Baraghani

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Ingredients

shallots
Parmesan cheese
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Can substitute thyme sprigs for rosemary sprigs, and lemons for Meyer lemons.

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Can substitute thyme sprigs for rosemary sprigs, and lemons for Meyer lemons.
sbodoff on March 15, 2026

1 tablespoon of butter per serving is excessive.
Stephenn31 on February 03, 2026

A nice chickpea and pasta dish. The lemons looked great but the rosemary was a more dominant flavour.
pattyatbryce on January 01, 2024

Very good and easy.
SheilaS on November 06, 2023

Great, quick, and easy pasta dish that comes together in the time it takes to cook the pasta. I used cascatelli pasta and added steamed broccoli at the same time as the lemon slices were folded in. Perfect one-dish meal!
rhb on January 08, 2023

Love this - will make often! This was a pantry meal so we used what we had: scallions & garlic instead of shallot, powdered rosemary, and 8 ounces of elbow pasta instead of one pound of tubular type.
Lepa on December 19, 2022

My family often balks at pieces of lemon in food but liked this pasta. It was creamy and satisfying, perfect for a dinner when we had a bare cupboard and I didn't feel like going to the store.
pomegranate on July 22, 2022

This was simple and tasty and very fast to make. I added garlic as a substitute for shallot.
EmilyR on May 26, 2022

I used thyme as that's what I had, but I'm sure rosemary would be even better. The caramelized lemon adds a bright and slightly bitter note that cuts through the buttery sauce. I think preserved lemon would work well, too, or using lemon olive oil instead of infusing the oil with lemon pieces.