Spicy Roasted Chickpeas

JanetB-KY's Note:

Posting this for ZWT 2006, this takes the common chickpea and makes it into a spicy snack food.

• Total Time: 22 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 cups

• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ¾-1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1⁄8;-¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lime , wedged

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Rinse chickpeas in colander; drain well, shaking to remove as much water as possible.
3. Combine chickpeas, olive oil, salt and pepper in baking pan large enough to hold chickpeas in a single layer.
4. Bake 15 minutes or until chickpeas begin to brown, shaking pan twice to brown evenly.
5. Add chili powder and cayenne to taste; bake an additional 5 minutes or until dark golden-red.
6. Serve with lime wedges.

Reviews

[KPD]

Dee-lishious!!! I LOVED these! Made recipe exactly as written except for the oven temp. I was roasting broccoli at 450 degrees so I roasted the chicke peas at that temp for 15 minutes and they were perfect!! Will make time and again. Thanks for the awesome keeper, Janet!!

[Roxygirl in Colorado]

This was a unique way to make chick peas! I added these to my taco salad. My chick peas got very crispy (I kept taste testing as they cooked) but I found I liked them in between, that the more crispy they got, the drier they got, too. This is a personal preference. I also used a lot less of the spices and added a few sprigs of fresh rosemary. Thanks Janet, for the innovative recipe. Roxygirl

[groffja]

Too spicy for me.