Ingredient:

• 8 ounces short-cut pasta noodles
• One 4 to 5 ounce log of goat cheese
• 4 medium cloves garlic, peeled but left whole
• 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas
• 2 pints (4 cups) cherry tomatoes – smaller tomatoes are better!
• ½ cup Kalamata olives, pitted and roughly chopped (optional)
• ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)
• ⅓ cup thinly sliced fresh basil