If someone had told me a week ago that I would eat garbanzo beans out of can I would have said, “not without a $100 bill attached to the can” or “only if Matt Bomer served them to me.”  Google Matt… I know I am not his type, but he is just too cute.. he would make a great personal trainer… if I was a trophy wife.

Okay, back to the beans.  So, last week I saw this on one of those Yahoo videos.  I was intrigued because the girls in the video sounded very convincing that the baked garbanzo beans were yummy and addictive. I happened to have a can of garbanzo beans in my pantry for the garbanzo bean infused guacamole dip I never made in 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

1- 2 cans garbanzo beans (I used 1 can because I NEVER thought I would ever eat the whole can)

kosher salt (you want a “heavier” salt to give it that crunch

olive oil ( I drizzled.. I probably drizzled a bit much.. I also wonder if a cooking spray would work and cut the calories.  That’s it! Bake at 375 for 40 minutes or so (the crunchier taste the longer the bake).  This looks less than appetizing on my cookie sheet…but trust me on this one.

I told one of my boys they were nuts.. he tasted , he kinda liked them. My other son not so much.  My {first}  husband doesn’t eat anything with fiber or any type of bean.. unless you count jelly beans.    But, I loved them.  And, my brother came over on the weekend and I asked him to try them.  He finished them off.   And, he is more of a meat and potatoes and frings (onion rings and french fries) kinda guy .

 

Try them out. If your new year resolutions include increasing your fiber and protein intake this is a great portable snack!

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