Jana's Crunchy Garlic Protein Bites

Name: Jana''s Crunchy Garlic Protein Bites Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 250 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ~2 large cans of chick peas (4 cups) drained and rinse very very well to help make the sodium even lower; ~2 tbsp extra light/virgin olive oil (a healthier fat choice); ~Clubhouse Roasted Garlic & Peppers Seasonings (if you cannot find this make your own seasoning by adding equal amounts of garlic powder onion powder Italian seasoning and a smaller amount of pepper; ~1 tsp chili powder

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 240

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

~2 large cans of chick peas (4 cups) drained and rinse very very well to help make the sodium even lower~2 tbsp extra light/virgin olive oil (a healthier fat choice)~Clubhouse Roasted Garlic & Peppers Seasonings (if you cannot find this make your own seasoning by adding equal amounts of garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning and a smaller amount of pepper~1 tsp chili powder

Directions

~Preheat oven to 250 degrees F
~Rinse chick peas very very well to reduce sodium
~put chick peas in salad bowl
~toss with olive oil & seasonings
~spread bean and seasoning mix on cookie sheet evenly
~bake at low temp (250) for up to 4 hours, every hour making sure to stir mixture to ensure all the chick peas are baked evenly.
~After 4 hours the chick peas have completely dehydrated and should be crunchy all the way through....if they are still even remotely chewy or soft in the center they are NOT finished....they must be very crunchy or they don't taste right.

They will taste like garlic corn nuts, there is no chick pea taste and they are naturally salty because of the sodium slop the chick peas are stored in so do not add any extra salt and remember to rinse those peas!

Enjoy I love these!!!!

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 166.0
Total Fat: 5.7 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 114.3 mg
Total Carbs: 24.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.1 g
Protein: 7.1 g

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Member Reviews

GIGIHIMECHAN
Um I don't know if I did it wrong or something, but I did it for the four hours like said and they turned out disgustingly hard and not too flavorful. I might try it again though to see if anything changes. Keep making cool recipes!! ^.^ - 11/8/09
AKSTACEY70
These are soooo good and they aren't even done yet. Every time I got to stir them, the family can't resist eating a handful because they are already so good.

Update: These were even better the next day after they had cooled, but I only cooked them for three hours and it was perfect. - 11/19/09
JESSEBUNNIES
By far the yummiest snack recipe I have tried. Delicious! Satisfies my cravings for salty chips. I used a tiny bit of garlic salt tossed in with the olive oil. Fantastic! Have to get more chickpeas so I can make more. - 8/24/12
CHRISTYK8
I guess I must have done something wrong. I was not impressed. These are really hard when done. The seasoning was just not that appealing to me, either. - 2/7/10
BERRYMAC
I finally got to taste them-they are way too crunchy. We can't even eat them-and I only cooked them for 3 hours. A frustrating waste of my time-and 4 cups of chickpeas.

- 2/6/10
AMYRWATSON
Sounds really good I'm going to have to give this a try. Thanks. - 11/18/09
IRISHRAVEN
I love corn nuts but need to reduce my sodium. This sounds like a wonderful alternative! I wonder if you can change the spices up for some variety? Like maybe using Tony Chachere's reduced sodium herb blend or ranch dressing powder? Any thoughts? - 11/8/09

Reply from JANNERS1980 (12/30/09)
you can use whatever spices you like, I like BBQ, garlic & cheddar.....but there are lots of options out there!
AMYLOVESTZU
I love corn nut's so i am going to try them .. going shopping and have to pick up some chic peas and give them a try thanks for the recipe.. - 11/2/09
ASHTYNVICTORIA
The recipe doesn't state an amount.. How much of the Clubhouse Roasted Garlic & Peppers Seasonings do you add? - 12/10/11
HILARY1980
How much Clubhouse spice? - 7/21/11
CHUBBYBUNNY1981
Excellent, the whole family likes them, thank you! - 1/26/10
LOOKITSKHAKI
This was SOOO good!!!! I am VERY impressed. I have already shared this receipe with all of my family and friends. :) - 1/10/10
ZELDAPLIFF
I was looking for a take-along protein snack - I'm no chef, so this easy recipe was perfect! And the house smells so good while it's baking. THANKS!!!! - 1/9/10
WINTHERACE
Looks and sounds tasty... 4 hours is a long time
- 11/2/09

Reply from JANNERS1980 (11/2/09)
unless you have a dehydrator that is the fastest way to dehydrate something in the oven, if you up the temp in hopes of decreasing cooking time all you do is burn the outside and the inside is still soft and yucky, well worth the wait!!