The day I read Marla’s recipe for Crispy Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas, I knew I had to make them. I have always liked chickpeas, or garbanzo beans as they’re also called, but it had never crossed my mind to eat them any other way then out of a can in a salad. And you thought I was creative.
After buying a can (I started with only one in case I somehow messed them up), I came right home and turned on the oven. After some quick prep and approximately 40 minutes of cooking, they were ready, and they were exactly as I had hoped – crispy, crunchy and delicious.
You can get Marla’s recipe here. I followed the steps pretty closely, just tossed them a bit more often because I was paranoid they might burn (you can never trust these apartment oven temps). For spices, I chose to use garlic powder, Lawry’s seasoning salt and crushed red pepper. Next time I am going to add the Portuguese crushed red pepper as well because I love everything extra spicy.
I know I call a lot of recipes easy, but it doesn’t get much easier then this. It’s also an incredibly healthy snack option. If you’re like me, you’re probably always looking for a new snack idea to bring to the office or take on the go. Thank you, Marla, for opening my eyes to this new treat!
Check out Marla’s Family Fresh Cooking blog for other healthy and fresh snack ideas.
I love chickpeas. What a wonderful snack. Great recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Oh you are so sweet to link back to my blog! Thank you for that. I am thrilled that you had great luck making these chickpeas. Your spice blend sounds great. xxoo
I made these the other night and they were DELICIOUS!!! I dumped the whole can in a tupperware and shook them around with ginger, Nama Shoyu, and some horseradish mustard, baked them for about 30 min (my oven cooks fast)…and voila! A yummy healthy treat
Thanks Nicole!!
I usually only use chickpeas for hummus. I can’t wait to try this…sounds delicious!
wow…another way to make chick peas….I can’t wait to try them!!
thanks for sharing!
I love roasted chickpeas. The only problem I had with them was that they softened the next day and didn’t have that crunchy texture. Still, they were worth it. You can’t make a healthier treat!
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