Red and Green Chile Spiced Chickpeas

Crunchy, spicy, and ridiculously addictive, these roasted chickpeas are seasoned with Hatch Red and Green Chile Powder for the ultimate healthy snack. Budget-friendly, packed with protein and fiber, and way better than that $5.50 bag of chips—these are munching perfection.

Crunchy, spicy, savory, munch-tastic. These Red and Green Chile Spiced Chickpeas are all that—WITHOUT the bag of chips.

We all know the drill. It's felt like weeks since you've had a healthy meal full of whole foods. It's a Saturday night—the weekly equivalent of New Year's Eve—and you say, "Okay, I'm cracking down this week and starting over!" You plan some meals and get some healthy haul at the grocery store. But as your mind moves to the healthy snack category, it starts to spiral out of control.

Don't get me wrong. I am so glad to see so many choices for healthy snacks in the grocery aisles nowadays. They're organic, full of protein and fiber and all that jazz. But does anyone else's brain simply not compute when these snacks are virtually breaking the bank?

I am a grocery budget nerd. I often do the math as such: If I am going to eat this whole bag in one sitting, WHY in the world would I pay $5.50 for it? Catchin' my drift?

Okay, I'll get off my soapbox. HOWEVER, the moral of the story is that, in an effort to eat healthy, I am always searching for snacks that are great for munching. There are two qualifications that make something great for munching: it has to be cost-effective, so I can afford to make a big batch, and it has to be small, so I can eat them one or two at a time for an extended period without breaking the calorie bank.

So here we are with these Red and Green Chile Spiced Chickpeas. They're cheap as ALL GET OUT. They're teensy. And the addition of the amazing red and green chile powders makes for the perfect balance of flavor and spice. Using both Hatch reds and greens together—the same pairing you'll find in our Hatch Red & Green Chile—gives every bite that signature Christmas-style New Mexico kick. Eating these babies is like the grown-up version of those crunchy snacks everyone remembers from childhood. And an added bonus, they're packed with protein and fiber, so they actually leave you satisfied after a little bit of munching!