oven roasted parmesan chickpeas
The Clever Carrot recipe - Baking (Bread)
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1x 14 oz. can of chickpeas
- 1/4 c. flour
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. sweet smoked paprika
- 1/4 c. ground parmesan cheese
- 1/2 c. Italian-style whole wheat seasoned bread crumbs*
- salt + pepper
- olive oil cooking spray
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- splash of water
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 425 F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil spray.
- 2
Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Pat dry with paper towels as best you can (they will not be completely dry).
- 3
For the egg wash, lightly beat the egg and water in a bowl. Set aside.
- 4
Place the flour into a bowl.
- 5
Combine the garlic powder, paprika, parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Mix well until everything is blended together.
- 6
To bread the chickpeas, you will need to work in batches. Begin by rolling a small portion in flour shaking off any excess as you go.
- 7
Coat them in the egg wash, draining off the extra liquid.
- 8
Add them to the bread crumb mixture. Toss well with your hands so that they are evenly coated. Repeat this process until you have used up all of the beans.
- 9
Place the chickpeas onto the prepared baking sheet.
- 10
Coat thoroughly with olive oil spray. Shake the pan once or twice to move them around and spray the beans again. They key to a golden crust it to make sure that they have an even application of oil.
- 11
Bake for 15 minutes, tossing once halfway through cooking time.
- 12
Remove from the oven and season with salt + pepper.
- 13
Serve warm with a squeeze of lemon (if desired).