Name: Cajun Roasted Chickpeas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 can 15 Ounce Can, Chickpeas (garbanzo Beans, I Always Use Organic); 1 teaspoon Olive Oil; 2 Tablespoons Cajun Seasoning, Depending On How Spicy You Want Them; ½ teaspoons Salt

Why it works: Chickpea and beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 229 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Cajun Roasted Chickpeas

Serves 4

Prep5 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

1 can 15 Ounce Can, Chickpeas (garbanzo Beans, I Always Use Organic)
1 teaspoon Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons Cajun Seasoning, Depending On How Spicy You Want Them
½ teaspoons Salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

253Calories

7 gProtein

16 gFat

22 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chickpea	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	134
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Bean	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Chickpea + beanstop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together229 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Chickpea + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,015 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl butyrate (fruity, apple).
Beans + olivetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,470 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chickpea, olive):

Lentilsfits better
Cashew nutfits about as well
Beansthe original
Almondfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against chickpea, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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