By now, you’ve all tried roasted chickpeas. If you haven’t, you should. They’re crunchy, tasty, and totally satisfy snack cravings.
The final result? I think I like these as much – if not more – than roasted chickpeas. After roasting for about 45 minutes, the kidney beans became super crunchy and start splitting apart. Once they’re completely dried out and ready to eat, they pretty much melt in your mouth – as weird as that sounds. Plus, the mixture of sweet brown sugar mixed, smoky paprika, and cayenne pepper was just perfect. (You can use this sweet and spicy meat rub or follow the recipe below). But I imagine pretty much any spice blend will work here.
I know we’re all looking for healthy snack recipes around this time of the year. Add this one to your repertoire. I think you’re going to love it!
Roasted Kidney Beans Recipe
Yield: 2 servings
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Total Time: 50 min
One can of kidney beans costs right around $1. If you want to make this already cheap recipe even cheaper, prepare your own dried kidney beans and use those instead.
Ingredients:
1 16-ounce can kidney beans
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepperDirections:
Preheat oven to 400F. Drain and rinse kidney beans. Place on a paper towel to remove as much excess moisture as possible.
Mix brown sugar and spices together. Set aside.
Toss kidney beans with one tablespoon of olive oil. Place on a large baking sheet. Bake for 35 minutes.
Remove baking sheet from oven. Place hot kidney beans in a large mixing bowl. Pour in one tablespoon of olive oil. Shake the brown sugar/spice mixture over the kidney beans. Toss to evenly coat.
Return kidney beans to baking sheet and bake for an additional 10 minutes or so, or until beans are completely dried out and crunchy.