Carb-loader's pasta

For all you marathon trainers out there, here's a hearty recipe that's just chock-full of carbs. Pasta? Check. Bread crumbs? Check. Beans? Check.

And still, it manages to be low-fat. Go, Mark Bittman!

I'm eating it right now. I made mine with kielbasa, because it's like 8,000 times cheaper than chorizo, and I sprinkled a little Asiago on the top. If you don't feel like rehydrating, then cooking dried chickpeas (which I had on hand anyway), I think two cans and their liquid would work well, although I'd add a little water to thin out the liquid.