Easy and Addictive Garlic Roasted Chickpeas

Also known as garbanzo beans, these legumes make an amazingly delicious healthy snack when roasted until light and crispy. Add flavors like garlic and paprika or curry powder and it becomes super addictive and a much better option than reaching for a bag of chips.

Oven roasted chickpeas with garlic and paprika

I use canned chickpeas and I try to find the low sodium options which allow me to control the amount of salt I want to add in. The trick is that you want to dry it out, so each step leads to light, crispy beans. I have made these lots of times and each batch may vary so at the end cook time may need to be increased slightly but it is very forgiving to open the oven and simply sample if it's done.

Canned chickpeas - rinsed and drained

Rinse and drain the can of chickpeas well. Then place them onto a clean kitchen towel or paper towels and dry as best as possible. Remove all loose skin - loose skin hold moisture closer to the bean not letting it dry out properly.

Place in a single layer in the oven at 375 deg F and toast for about 20 min. Mix them around every 5 - 10 min to get even toasting/drying. Remove from oven, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with the spices/flavors. Mix them around with a spoon trying to get an even coating.

Place them back in the oven for about 20 - 25 min, again mixing every 5 - 10 minutes making sure the spices do not burn. At the end carefully taste a couple to make sure they are dry and crunchy. If the center is still soft, then cook for a few minutes longer until dry and crisp.

Delicious and addictive roasted chickpeas

You will notice the chickpeas would shrink once cooked - if you want to increase the quantity be sure not to crowd them on the baking sheet or they wont dry nicely. The goal is to get crispy and light chickpeas.

Easy and Addictive Garlic Roasted Chickpeas Recipe

Yield ~ 3-4 servings

Prep time ~ 5 min

Cook Time ~ 45 min

Ingredients

• 1 can chickpeas (16oz)

• 1/2 tsp paprika

• 1/2 tsp garlic salt (to taste)

• 1 Tbsp olive oil

Method

1. Preheat oven at 375 deg F. Line a baking sheet with some foil.

2. Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Lay them on a clean dry kitchen towel or paper towels and pat dry as best as possible. Remove any loose skins.

3. Spread the chickpeas in a single layer on the foil and place in oven.

4. Toast for about 20 min, mixing them around every 5 min - 10 min.

5. Remove from oven. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle garlic salt and paprika. Mix so all the chickpeas are evenly coated.

6. Return to oven and cook for about 25 min or until dry and crisp. Mix every 5 - 10 min being careful not to burn the spices.

7. Remove and enjoy.

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