These Ranch Roasted Chickpeas make the perfect healthy, low-fat snack! Made with only 3 ingredients and under 150 calories per serving!!
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Hi friends! I’m so excited to be bringing you this delicious Easy Ranch Roasted Chickpeas recipe today! It’s one of my favourite healthy snack recipes, it’s easy to make with only 3 ingredients, and it’s packed with protein! If you’ve been around The Busy Baker for awhile you’ll know I love my salty snacks – and when potato chips are your weakness, recipes like these Ranch Chickpeas are the perfect healthy choice!!
I’m always looking for ways to simplify my savoury snack game while at the same time sticking to a healthy diet – so you can imagine how excited I was when I first discovered roasting chickpeas was a thing! I mean, who would’t want a crispy, crunchy protein-packed snack in a host of flavours? These Ranch Roasted Chickpeas are SO delicious, they’re kid-friendly (and great for school lunches!), and they’re ready to enjoy in minutes!
Want to roast some chickpeas for a healthy snack? Try my tips below!
Tips for roasting crispy chickpeas:
- Use canned chickpeas! Soaking and cooking the chickpeas yourself tends to hydrate the chickpeas a little too much, so using the canned variety is best.
- Rinse and dry them very well! Rinse the chickpeas under cold water and dry them between two kitchen towels, rubbing them gently to loosen the husks.
- Remove the husks! The key to crispy chickpeas is as little water and steam as possible. Leaving the husks on creates steam between the husks and the chickpeas and prevents them from crisping up.
- Use oil! – Using a good quality olive oil, and only a little bit of it, will create deliciously crispy chickpeas.
- Add dry spices for flavour! – The flavour possibilities are endless, but be careful not to flavour your chickpeas with anything that contains liquid. Stick with dry spices.
- Don’t under-roast! – If the chickpeas are still slightly soft that means they’re not done yet. Stick them back in the oven and let them darken slightly.
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I hope you love these Easy Ranch Roasted Chickpeas as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite healthy snack? I’d love to know!
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Easy Ranch Roasted Chickpeas
Recipe: Ingredients
- 1 large can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons ranch dressing mix divided
Recipe: Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas well under cool water and lay them out on a kitchen towel to dry completely.
- Rub them gently between two kitchen towels to loosen the husks.
- Remove the husks completely and discard them. Dry the chickpeas again after the husks have been removed.
- Toss the chickpeas in a bowl with the olive oil. Add 2 tablespoons of the dry ranch dressing mix and toss to coat.
- Add the chickpeas to a sheet pan and spread them out in an even layer.
- Roast at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 to 18 minutes, or until the chickpeas are crispy on the outside.
- Remove them from the oven and toss them on the sheet pan with the extra 1 tablespoon of ranch dressing mix.
- Let cool on the sheet pan until cooled completely.
- Enjoy!
Recipe: Notes
Recipe: Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
My favorite healthy snack! Perfect for our movie night!
I’ve tried it and it’s so delicious! Thanks for this recipe!
Thanks for the feedback Catalina!☺️
Yes this would be a perfect replacement for popcorn, far much healthier!😊 Thank for the idea!
What a great afternoon snack this was! Perfect for any occasion or gathering too; so delicious and easy!
Glad you liked it so much! Thanks for the feedback!!
Absolutely LOVE this snack idea! Crunchy, flavorful and healthy!
Thank you for the comment!🙂
I love roasted chickpeas and I think this ranch seasoning would make my addiction even worse! Can’t wait to try these.
😄Then let me know how it went! Thank you!
What is the measurement for a serving??
A serving is 1/4 cup but I must confess that I usually can’t stop snacking until I go through two servings 🙈
Such a healthy and crunchy snack! I can make this at home now, so simple yet tasty!
Yes, that’s the point, easy and delicious! Thank you!
I am such a snacker and these sound perfect! I would want to eat them all!!
😄So glad you like them so much!
What a great flavor idea for roasted chickpeas…so perfect to snack on any time!
Yes and they are so delicious! Thank you Lora😊
My kids love hummus so this is going to be a huge hit for an afternoon snack! Looking forward to making this for them today!
Thank you and let me know how they liked them!!
Looks so yummy! This going to be a big hit in our house, so excited to make this!
Thank you! Let me know how you like them🙂
This looks incredibly delicious! This couldn’t look any more perfect!
Thanks so much!! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
This is such a perfect snack! Looks really addictive!
Thanks Sandra! Yes, they can easily become addictive😄
A great and easy recipe! I made a batch using buffalo seasoning with this recipe too!
Haa! What a good idea! Glad you liked the recipe!!
These are good. But the shelling part is very time consuming… I rolled them between two towels and it took forever to get them all off. Is this a necessary step??
You can try skipping that step, sure, but you might end up with loose crunchy shells between your chickpeas and you might need a little more time to get them crispy.