If you are looking for a crunchy, savory, healthy snack that is not only high in protein but easily popped into your mouth you have to try my recipe for savory roasted chickpeas. They cost pennies per serving and are made with just a few ingredients!

Delicious Savory Roasted Chickpeas

What is a chickpea?

Chickpeas, or garbanzo beans as they are sometimes called, can be cooked and eaten cold in salads, cooked in stews, ground into a flour called gram flour (also known as chickpea flour and besan and used frequently in Indian cuisine), ground and shaped in balls and fried as falafel, stirred into a batter and baked to make farina or panel.

Can this recipe be doubled?

This recipe can easily be doubled to make a larger batch for future snacking. Just be sure that when you bake the chickpeas are in an even layer when they are baking.

Are chickpeas inexpensive source of protein?

Chickpeas cost about .65 per 15 oz can and are even cheaper per ounce if you can find them dried and cook them yourself.

Roasted Chickpeas Ingredients:

chickpeas (canned is fine. Drain, Rinse & Dry)
sea salt
smoked paprika (regular is fine if you don’t have smoked)
chili powder
cayenne pepper

How to roast chickpeas:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Rinse, drain and pat the chickpeas dry with a clean kitchen towel or paper towel.
Combine the spices and toss with the chickpeas to coat.
Bake on a baking sheet with sides lined with a sheet of parchment paper in a preheated for 40 minutes string every 10 minutes.
The last 5 minutes pull a few chick peas out and allow it to cool. Check for desired crunch. If not crunchy enough bake for an additional 5 minutes.
Enjoy!

Yield: 2 cups