Chick-en Nuggets
Expert tip for getting your kids to eat beans: Turn beans into something familiar, like chicken nuggets.
Servings 4
Calories 476kcal
Ingredients
- 15 ounce chickpeas (garbanzo beans), canned
- 1/2 medium onion
- 1/4 cup parsley, fresh
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, ground
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup bread crumbs, plain
Serve With
- 2 cup edamame, shelled
- 4 medium apple
Instructions
- Drain and rinse chickpeas; mash with a pastry blender or fork. Slice onion.
- Place the onion, parsley, and garlic into a food processor and pulse until finely chopped and well blended.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, cumin, salt, pepper, lemon juice, baking powder, and 1 tablespoon oil.
- Add onion mixture and egg mixture to the beans; stir to combine.
- Stir in bread crumbs little by little until dough is dry enough to shape easily; shape into nuggets.
- Heat remaining oil in a large skillet. Cook nuggets until heated through and golden brown on both sides, adding more oil as needed.
- While nuggets cook, heat edamame according to package instructions, and slice apples.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 1111mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 23g