Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2008

This recipe is a fast chile with lots of noodles. I was disappointed because the chile seasoning was too strong and overpowered the cumin and chick peas. I also added one small chile pepper so that may have added to the spice. I don't think I will make this again.

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Angela Enderle

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2008

This is wonderful. Instead of chickpeas I used black beans. Turned out very tasty.

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EARLANDVALERIE

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2008

I came home from work and realized i didn't pull any meat out that morning so i went to Allrecipes to find something that i had the ingredients for. This is what i made. I followed the recipe exact but i wasn't crazy about it. I was happy to use the chick peas that had been in my cabnit for awhile but that is what threw me off and that it seemed a little bland. I will say it was alot better reheated the next day for lunch and it does look good.

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Eddie's mom

	Cooking Level: Beginning Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Living In: Dover, Delaware, USA
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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2008

Really delicious and super easy to make! I didn't have enough chili powder, so I'm looking forward to making this recipe when it has enough "spice" in it. I used whole wheat pasta and reduced fat cheese, which made this recipe pretty guilt-free.

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2008

I made this with black beans as I didn't have chickpeas and I thought it was quite good and had just the right amount of spice. I would highly recommend the black beans over the chickpeas.

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Shirley U.


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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2008

booooring.... wouldn't make again!

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Sara Smith

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

I think next time I'll use a little less pasta and possibly add some zucchini. Overall, very good. Edited: 2/19/08 I made this again. This time I used less pasta and added zucchini and black beans. Much better!

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2008

This dish was ok, but like everyone else it's missing something. If I make it again I will add some black beans, cilantro and pepperjack cheese. Maybe some Boca meat.

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008

could be a little spicier for my taste. next time i'll add more chile powder.

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MissSunshine815

	Cooking Level: Beginning Home Town: Uniontown, Ohio, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2008

After reading others' comments, I tweaked this a bit by adding 2 sliced Italian sausages, 1 tsp of hot sauce, the chopped leaves of 1-2 sprigs of cilantro, and a pinch of salt, to step 1. Tasted great !

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Dave W.

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2008

I'm a big fan of this recipe - with a few tweaks. I skip the pasta and serve it over a little rice instead. Several people have commented that it's bland, but a small handful of fresh cilantro on top adds some great flavor, and don't be shy with the chili powder and cumin!

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allison


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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

I've been trying to make more vegetarian meals for the family. I followed this recipe to a T and it was tolerable but not great. It was missing something, I'm not sure what... next time I might add meat like past reviews have suggested?

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2008

This was ok. It needed some more flavor somehow. I probably won't make this again.

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laura k

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Lawrence, Kansas, USA Living In: Orlando, Florida, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008

Sooo good! I followed the recipe exactly except for using whole grain rotini pasta in place of the elbow macaroni. My husband was out of town and missed out, but my oldest kids (ages 3, 5,& 7) and I all thought this was a very yummy and healthy winter meal.

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Dana


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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2007

This recipe is really good, very filling and makes A LOT! I added some zuccini and sausage as suggested by others. Quick to prepare and the husband absolutely loved it. I will definitely make this one again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2007

I don't know why the others had problems with it turning out dry or with no flavor. I added a little less chili powder and I'll admit that I did add sliced sausage and it was really good. Everyone loved it and I'll definitely make this again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007

This was a lot better as "leftovers" the next day. And there was a LOT leftover!! Im a vegetarian so I didnt miss the meat but did feel like something was missing from this. Black olives would be a nice addition. I doubt I will make this again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007

This recipe was just OK - not a lot of flavor.

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	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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