This roasted chickpeas recipe is a great easy recipe for kids and is perfect for lunch boxes or a healthy after school snack.
Over the summer holidays I've managed to do a little bit of cooking with Small Child, between the feeding and nappy changing of Smaller Child! This recipe was inspired by various posts I've seen via Pinterest. I adapted the recipe to make it easy for Small Child and also adjusted the seasonings to suit our tastes.
As with previous posts in this cooking series, I've attached a PDF copy of the recipe at the end of the post for you to print out if you would like to try challenging your own ‘Small Child’ to give it a go. I’ve also outlined the recipe below, feel free to adapt it to suit your needs; for example I used simple seasonings and added sesame seeds, but you could add or substitute them with any spices or herbs of your choice.
Easy Roasted Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 1 Tin of Chickpeas
- 1 tbs Olive Oil
- 1 tbs Sesame Seeds
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- Salt and Black Pepper
Method
Heat the oven to 200°C (Gas mark 6/400°F). Drain the chickpeas, tip into a bowl and pat with kitchen roll until dry. Pour over the olive oil.
Stir with a spoon to coat the chickpeas. Tip into a roasting tin and spread out in one layer. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes until they are crunchy, shaking every 10 minutes so that they cook evenly.
Tip the roasted chickpeas into a bowl. Add the sesame seeds, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Mix together with a spoon. Leave to cool before eating.
Once cool, these should keep nicely in an airtight container for a few days. We didn't get a chance to find out though, because they were eaten up in the blink of an eye! They were a massive hit with both Small Child and Mr Amazing, and will definitely be on the menu again very soon; next time we'll probably make a double batch. I think that they'd make a great lunchbox food or healthy after school snack.
If you’d like to print off a child-friendly copy of this recipe for yourself, click here or on the picture below to download the PDF file. I’d love to hear from you if you try it.
Update: We recently made these yummy chickpeas as part of our Live Cook-Along for Kids series over on the Eats Amazing Facebook page. Click here or watch the video below to cook along with us in your own time! For details of all upcoming live cook-alongs, check out our Live Cook-Along for Kids page.
Happy cooking and munching!
Grace
Roasted Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 1 Tin of Chickpeas
- 1 tbs Olive Oil
- 1 tbs Sesame Seeds
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- Salt and Black Pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200°C (Gas mark 6/400°F). Drain the chickpeas, tip into a bowl and pat with kitchen roll until dry. Pour over the olive oil.
- Stir with a spoon to coat the chickpeas. Tip into a roasting tin and spread out in one layer. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes until they are crunchy, shaking every 10 minutes so that they cook evenly.
- Tip the roasted chickpeas into a bowl. Add the sesame seeds, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Mix together with a spoon. Leave to cool before eating.
- Once cool, these should keep nicely in an airtight container for a few days.
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
I can'at wait to try this recipe with my girls! We LOOOOVE chickpeas 🙂
Glory says
Look at that happy face! Looks like fun!
Kathy says
I am always looking for healthy recipes to make with my young nephews. Thank you for the recipe!
Ludicrous Mama says
Tip: rinse chickpeas after draining (I just rinse them right in the strainer.) Soaking them pulls out the stuff in beans that makes you all gassy - which means it's in that water! Wash those babies OFF! 😉
Sarah F. says
Such a great post of your cutie cooking 🙂
JDaniel4's Mom says
We haven't tried these yet. I think my son would like them for snack.
Christine aka happyvballgirl says
Both adorable and delicious looking! Thanks for sharing, Grace! 🙂
Sarah Denton says
That's great I must admit I have only recently tried chickpeas and loved them
Mamabelly says
I love cooking with my kids and we LOVE chickpeas! Trying this this week. Great post!
Sarah says
Love roasted chickpeas! Your recipe looks so simple and delicious!!
Venia says
Your chef is too cute! And, those chickpeas sound delish.
HELEN says
aww what a cutie! I have a bagful of chickpeas in the freezer so I will try & remember to make these now!
Catherine says
These look like a delicious snack, I'm going to try them tomorrow 🙂
Grace says
They really are tasty, hope you enjoy them!
Pinkoddy says
I love that this is healthy and the child is involved - I am featuring on next week's Kids Co-op - thank you for linking up.