Pasta and Garbanzo Beans with Roasted Vegetables

== Ingredients ==
* 5 red or yellow bell peppers diced
* 2 fennel bulbs, cored and diced (reserve minced tops for garnish)
* 1⅓ cup diced canned tomatoes drained
* 1 cup chopped fresh basil or 1½ tbsp dried basil
* 1 cooking spray
* 3 cups cooked garbanzo beans (1½ x 15 oz cans), rinsed and drained
* ⅛ tsp crushed red pepper
* 3 tbsp lemon juice or balsamic vinegar
* 1 tsp fennel seeds
* 1½ lbs rotelli or radiatori, cooked (I assume this is pasta)
* ½ cup grated fat-free Parmesan, Sonoma hard jack cheese or soy Parmesan
* 1 each salt and pepper to taste
== Directions ==
# Preheat broiler.
# Mix peppers, fennel bulb and some of the tops, tomatoes and basil in a bowl; spread vegetables evenly over large baking pan.
# Generously spray, broil until vegetables soften and blacken slightly, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
# Combine beans, crushed red pepper and lemon juice or vinegar in a large serving bowl.
# In a small pan, toast the fennel seeds until they darken a few shades; add to the bean mixture.
# Add boiled vegetables, hot pasta and cheese to bean mixture; toss well.
# salt and pepper to taste.
# Sprinkle with reserved minced fennel leaves.
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