Roasted Chick Peas

I am absolutely in love with hummus! I had such a hummus addiction at one point that my husband said I needed to go to meetings and seek a 12 step program! Although I have yet to make my own, I did come across tons of pins for roasted chick peas on Pinterest and decided I had to try this!

 

They certainly aren't your average, normal snack but I liked the taste and texture of these. Not to forget that they are filling and much healthier than most snack finger foods. They are a great thing to make for toddlers who are just getting used to small foods and so much better than store bought snacks.

 

There really isn't a limit to what you can put on these chick peas! You can try a barbecue rub; go sweet with brown sugars, cinnamon, and honey; try an Asian style with soy and sesame seeds; add some spice with cayenne pepper; anything you can think of to try! My favorite that I've tried is below.

 

1 can of garbanzo beans, drained

 1 Tbsp onion powder

1 Tbsp garlic powder

 1/2 Tsp fresh rosemary

 

The blog that I adapted this from, Foy Update, had a whole cooking time scale for these. I didn't want a complex recipe for something that I thought you should be able to just mix up and forget. So, I drained mine and didn't additionally rinse them, mixed them up with the seasonings, and baked at 400 for a little over an hour and stirred them about 4 times during the roasting. I did find that I liked them more well done and dried out but, a few were still a bit soft in the center and that was fine with me too!





Meatless Sweet Potato Burgers

I didn't actually get to try these burgers myself, but I think the idea was good in theory. I think they need a lot of spicing up. I usually don't make anything bland at all. Next time I try these out, I'll have to see if I can jazz them up a bit. Feel free to try them yourself and send me any suggestions. They are also vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free!

 

1 can chickpeas

olive oil cooking spray

1/4 Tsp baking powder

1 sweet potato

2 Tbsp dill

1/2 small red onion, minced

1 Tsp salt

1/4 Tsp fresh ground pepper

1 1/2 Tsp garlic powder

 

Recipe Adapted from Self

Grate the sweet potato on a cheese grater.

Beat the chickpeas in a mixer until smooth. Add in onion and mix thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Finally, mix with the sweet potato.



Form mixture into "burgers". Spray a baking sheet with the nonstick spray and place "burgers" onto it. Spray the top of them with the spray as well. Cover tightly with foil and bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and spray them again. Cook an additional 20-25 minutes until the bottoms of the "burgers" turn golden brown. Flip them and spray again. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes.

 

I did make the cucumber mixture that was recommended with this recipe but I don't think it did anything for them. I'm trying to think of a good topping for them if you wanted to serve them on a bun as actual burgers. Maybe some french dressing or even ranch? I'm open to suggestions on this one!