Holiday Spiced Chickpeas

As most of you know, I love a deal. I'm a bargain hunter like no other! So when my awesome Mom randomly got me a subscription to All-You I was thrilled. It's a great magazine that is filled with fashion, health, home inspiration, recipes and COUPONS! I love that part of it. The content is great and I always enjoy getting it each month. Legal disclaimer - no one paid me to say that ;) I just really like this magazine!


This week I received the January issue and while thumbing through I stopped on a recipe for Spicy Crunchy Chickpeas. Easy, cheap AND healthy? Yes please! I had to try these. Plus it's been awhile since I've used chickpeas in anything besides hummus so it was a good change of pace.



Ingredients:

• 2 TBSP olive oil


• 1 tsp cinnamon


• 1 tsp cumin


• 1 tsp allspice


• 1 tsp salt


• 1/2 tsp pepper


• 2 15.5 oz cans chickpeas, rinsed, drained, patted dry

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degress.


• Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil, set aside


• In a bowl mix the olive oil with all of your seasonings. Toss in the chickpeas and give a good stir to coat. Now pour that mix onto the foil-lined baking sheet.


• Check on them occasionally, giving a good shake to the baking sheet to make sure they're roasting on all sides. Bake until crunchy (about 45 minutes).


• Let cool and start munching!

YUM. I also added a pinch of cayenne pepper to mine. This made for a great snack while my husband and I lounged on the couch. I will say the allspice was a little heavy for my tastes, so I'd probably go a little lighter on that and throw in an extra pinch of cayenne. But I'd highly recommend these. My wheels are already turning on how I can season up the next batch!