Cara Stewart, RD, LDN, member of the Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery team, provides an easy recipe for a healthy snack.Dry-roasted chickpeas make a tasty and nutritious snack! You can have them as a crunchy pick-me-up or as a salad topping. They are low fat, low calorie and a good source of protein, fiber and folate. The recipe below makes four servings. Each serving has 100 calories, four grams of protein and five grams of fiber.
- One can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans
- Spice blend of choice: garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, rosemary, and so on
- Cooking spray
Directions:
- Position oven rack in the top third of the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Pour the chickpeas into a colander, rinse and thoroughly pat dry.
- Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray and spread the chickpeas on the sheet.
- Sprinkle the chickpeas with the spice blend of your choice.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the chickpeas are browned and crunchy, stirring every 10 minutes to prevent burning.
- Allow to cool on a baking sheet. Store in an air-tight container for up to two days.
Enjoy!
- Cara Stewart, RD, LDN
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