Mexican Chickpeas

cooked spicy chickpeas in a black skillet along with a spoon.

This Mexican Chickpeas is an all-purpose recipe for filling tacos, topping salads, wrapping in lettuce, layering over nachos or making a vegetarian burrito bowl. Reader-beloved recipe - ready in under 15 minutes!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Mexican chickpeas

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 9

Total Time 14

Servings servings

Calories 158kcal

Author Maria Doss

Ingredients

Spice mixture

1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon coriander powder
½ teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper powder optional

Additional ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ cup finely chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can chickpeas, 15.5 ounces
½ cup chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon lime juice

Instructions

Make spice mixture

Stir all spice mixture ingredients together in a small bowl.

Cook

Heat vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes, until onions are translucent.
In the mean time, drain the chickpeas, rinse them under running water, and pat them dry.
Add chickpeas and spice mixture, cook, stirring about 3 minutes, until the spices are evenly distrubuted and toasted.
Take off heat and stir in lime juice and cilantro.

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Notes

Drain the can of chickpeas and rinse them thoroughly under running water. I prefer to pat them dry before using them in the Mexican chickpeas recipe.

If you like it milder, then skip the cayenne.

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