Roasted Chickpeas
Whelp, we survived Snowmageddon 2015. After 3 feet of snow and not being able to leave the house for 24 hours (literally, there was a travel ban) I’m more than ready to get back to “business as usual” around here.
I woke up to THIS…
… so Henri and I dug out a path for the pups before I hopped on the treadmill for a quick 9 miles + got in 30 minutes of core & upper body work.
It was nice to have the day off from work because it gave me the chance to catch up on my coaching work. Since the new year I’ve had lots of new ladies sign up so I’ve been busy in the BEST possible way!
I took a few work breaks throughout the day to make some tasty, homemade snacks including my current favorite – roasted chickpeas.
I’ve been on the lookout recently for a healthy snack that was salty and crunchy and saw a bag of roasted chickpeas when Henri and I went to Whole Foods last week. I knew that I could make them at home myself for cheaper so we grabbed a can of chickpeas and made a batch as soon as we got home.
That first batch was gone in a flash (Henri loved them too) so yesterday I made sure to make a double batch so they’ll last a bit longer this time around. 😉
So much toasty goodness!
A couple handfuls of these and you’re sure to be a happy camper! Please note that my handfuls are generally 5x bigger than this. haha
- 2 15 oz cans chickpeas
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt (divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Prehead oven to 350*F, using convection if possible.
- Drain, rinse and thoroughly dry chickpeas, discarding any skins that come off as you work.
- Toss with olive oil and half of the salt.
- Roast for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and crunchy.
- Mix the remaining salt with paprika and onion powder.
- Toss the spice mix with the roasted chickpeas until well coated.
- Enjoy!
Well, I’m off for anotherrrrrr treadmill run… this time a 3x 2 mile workout. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to get outside tomorrow!
Who else got hit by June yesterday? Any fun stories to tell? My mom and Henri had to jump off of a chair over the snow onto the porch so they could shovel it off! haha
What’s your favorite crunchy, salty snack?