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Roasted Ancho Chili Chickpeas

Delicious, crunchy, salty and…healthy? Yep! If you’re like me and have a weakness for crispy, salty snacks but want to stay away from junk, this is the snack for you! Play with seasonings and flavors. The possibilities are endless.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Roasted Ancho Chili Chickpeas

Why it works: Chickpea and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 813 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Roasted Ancho Chili Chickpeas

Serves 3
Prep1 hr
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

267Calories
8 gProtein
16 gFat
25 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chickpea1/2 cup canned (120g) drained134
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

  1. Chickpea + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together813 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Chickpea + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl butyrate (fruity, apple).

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