These crispy seasoned chickpeas are the perfect snack or topper for a salad. Crispy and crunchy, and bake up pretty quick, they are such a great snack!
The seasonings!
I like to season my crispy chickpeas with a Creole seasoning blend Tony Chachere’s! Its a salty, smoky, and a little spicy! It is seriously good on everything: eggs for breakfast, fries, burgers, pork chops. If Tony C’s is new to you, I highly recommend picking up some in the spice aisle at the grocery store next time you go!
Check out my favorite Tony Chachere’s Seasoning here!
In this recipe, I wait until a little later to add in the spices. The first few times I made these, I found that the spices would just burn too quickly with how hot the oven temperature is. So save the spices until the first initial roast!
Roast until super, super crispy!
I roast my chickpeas in just oil for the first 5 to 10 minutes. This helps to evaporate any remaining moisture from the canned beans, and also begins the crisping process. Then, add in those spices and toss the chickpeas. The contact with the heat from the sheet pan will really help these chickpeas become crispy, so make sure to toss every 5 minutes or so, until 20 to 25 minutes total. Roast until a shade darker, and have reached a crispy level to your liking!
Recipe details:
Crispy, Seasoned Oven-Roasted Chickpeas
Crispy chickpeas baked in the oven become the perfect crunchy snack or topping for salads!
Ingredients:
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees
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Open and drain 2 cans of chickpeas. Dry well using a kitchen towel.
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Add chickpeas to a rimmed sheet pan, along with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Roast for 5 minutes.
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Add salt and other spices to chickpeas and toss together. Roast for 15-20 minutes longer, shaking the pan or tossing the chickpeas every 5 minutes.
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Remove from oven when crisp, and seasoned to your liking.
Note
I season my chickpeas with salt and Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning, which is so good on literally everything.
I also recommend trying garlic salt or ranch seasoning!
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