Air Fryer Smoky Roasted Chickpeas

Air Fryer Smoky Roasted Chickpeas– This is a wonderful and easy snack. It’s packed full of flavor and it’s extremely healthy to snack on, it’s also very high in protein, which makes it a great snack if you are on a diet because it will fill you up.

Chickpeas are also called garbanzo beans, which are used a lot in Mediterranean cooking. The most common recipes for chickpeas (garbanzo beans) are for hummus or falafel.  Roasting chickpeas give them a crunch, which makes them low calorie, savory, addictive, healthy, and crunchy snacks. They can be flavored with almost anything, just like chicken, they take on the flavor of the spices.

Air Fryer Smoky Roasted Chickpeas

Ingredients:

• Canned Chickpeas
• Olive Oil
• Lemon Juice
• Paprika
• Cumin
• Garlic Powder
• Onion Powder
• Sea Salt
• Cayenne Pepper

Simple Directions:

1. Start by roasting your chickpeas. Add them to the air fryer basket, give them a generous spray of olive oil. at a temperature of 390 degrees F, for 15 minutes. Shake every 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile in a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, and spices. Mix well.
3. When the time is up, mix in about 1/2 of the seasoning mix, and set the air fryer for another 2 minutes.
4. When the time is up, pour them into a mixing bowl and mix in the rest of the olive oil, lemon juice, and spices.
5. Plate, serve, and enjoy!

Why Air Fry Chickpeas?

So, what are chickpeas, that we hear so much about?

The chickpea is a legume of the plant family Fabaceae, The plant is not for its seeds, which are high in protein and fiber.

What Else are chickpeas (chick peas) called?

They are also known as gram, Bengal gram, garbanzo, garbanzo beans, and Egyptian pea.

What Are Some Common Recipes for Chickpeas?

They are mostly known for their use in making hummus. Hummus is the smooshing of chickpeas into a paste, with some other ingredients.

How Should You Store Chickpeas?

Chickpeas are available in both dried and in canned. Dried chickpeas should be used in a year, the older the beans, the longer the cooking time, as the beans become dried out.

Canned chickpeas have a longer shelf life, and should just be stored in a cool, dry place.

Should You Rinse Chickpeas?

Rinsing chickpeas decreased the sodium level by about 50%.

Some Other Great Air Fryer Chickpea Recipes–

• Spicy Roasted Chickpeas
• Smoked Paprika and Cumin
• Garlic and Herb Roasted Chickpeas

Air Fryer, Smoky Air Fried Roasted Chickpeas

This is a really easy way to roast chickpeas. With the help of your air fryer, you will have a treat, that is ready in minutes.

• Author: ForkToSpoon.com
• Prep Time: 10
• Cook Time: 15
• Total Time: 25
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Category: Appetizer
• Method: Air Fryer
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale 1x2x3x

• 1 15 ounce can of chickpeas
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/8 tesapoon caynee pepper

Instructions

1. Start by roasting your chickpeas. Add them to the air fryer basket, give them a generous spray of olive oil. at a temperature of 390 degrees F, for 15 minutes. Shake every 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile in a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, and spices. Mix well.
3. When the time is up, mix in about 1/2 of the seasoning mix, and set the air fryer for another 2 minutes.
4. When the time is up, pour them into a mixing bowl and mix in the rest of the olive oil, lemon juice, and spices.
5. Plate, serve, and enjoy!