Thank you so much Karen for requesting this recipe!! They turned out really yummy and were the perfect little snack! She sent me this recipe from a Weight Watchers cookbook and, after seeing all the ingredients, knew I’d love this. They remind me of honey roasted peanuts except with a kick of cayenne pepper and chili powder for spice. You can cook them for 10 to 20 minutes if you want them a bit mushy inside or around 35 minutes like I did if you like them crunchy! Perfect to throw in a dish for an upcoming party or when you have company over and you save a ton of calories from traditional salty peanuts! Feel free to try and type of seasoning or spice you like, you really can’t go wrong. Hope you enjoy them!
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RECIPE
Spicy Roasted Chickpeas
Yield: 6 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 2 (15.5 oz.) cans chickpeas, rinsed, drained and patted dry
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Arrange racks in top and bottom thirds of oven. Stir together oil, chili powder, cumin, salt and cayenne in a large bowl. Add chickpeas and toss to coat.
- Divide chickpeas between two large rimmed baking sheets. Bake, shaking pans occasionally and rotating pans from top to bottom shelves after 20 minutes, until chickpeas are browned and crisp, about 35 to 40 minutes. S
- erve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Serving Size: 1/3 cup • Calories: 141 • Fat: 4 g • Carbs: 2 g • Fiber: 5 g • Protein: 6 g • WW Points+: 3 pts
Aww Jessica thank you SOO much!! That is incredibly sweet of you 🙂
Cassie and Hanna, I definitely want to try and make hummus soon, it’s one of my favorites!
Such a good idea! I love chickpeas but only ever turn them into hummus!
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Yum! I bet these would be great turned into hummus too!
What a great way to prepare chickpeas! I know from experience that they can either be super bland and hard to swallow or the tastiest source of organic protein known to humankind. It looks like you hit on the later!
Yum chickpeas! This sounds like a delicious snack. When it comes to chickpeas, I can eat them like candy. Good thing they are a lot better for you!
These look great!
I could eat a full bowl of these! I love chickpeas – What a great snack!
Yep garbanzo chickpeas right from the can 🙂
mmm.. looks good – I want to try this
so you used precooked chickpeas/garbanzo?