Vegan Chickpea Nuggets: A Healthy Option Even Your Pickiest Kid Will Eat

Name: Vegan Chickpea Nuggets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 15-ounce can chickpeas; 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons yellow mustard; 2 tablespoons Bob's Red Mill garbanzo bean flour; 1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill polenta

by Brittany Baxter

February 13, 2019

Course Lunch

Total Time 35 MIN

Servings 12

Difficulty Easy

Vegan Chickpea Nuggets

Recipe

Ingredients

1 15-ounce can chickpeas
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons yellow mustard
2 tablespoons Bob's Red Mill garbanzo bean flour
1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill polenta

Directions

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Drain the chickpeas and reserve 1/4 cup of liquid from the can in a small bowl. Set the bowl aside. Rinse the chickpeas.
In a food processor, blend the chickpeas, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt, lemon juice, mustard, and garbanzo bean flour until the mixture is completely smooth.
Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl. Using your hands, shape the mixture into 12 nuggets.
One at a time, dip each nugget into the reserved liquid from the chickpea can.
Pour the polenta into a medium bowl. Coat each nugget in the polenta. Then place the nuggets onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the nuggets are golden brown.
Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce. Enjoy!

Supplies

baking sheet
parchment paper
small bowl
food processor
2 medium bowls

Recipe Notes

You can store these chickpea nuggets in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Recipe By: Brittany Baxter

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Vegan chickpea nuggets are superb, and you don't have to be vegan to enjoy them. If you enjoy falafel, you'll love this homemade version of the Middle Eastern comfort food. Vegan chickpea nuggets are a fantastic alternative to traditional chicken nuggets; they're cruelty-free and are healthier, so you can feel good about serving these up to your littles or enjoying them as a midday snack yourself.

How To Make These Nuggets Your Own

If you'd like for your chickpea nuggets to taste more like traditional falafel, try experimenting with the following ingredients:

ground coriander
cumin
black pepper
dill weed
chili pepper
tahini

Vegan Dipping Sauces

jar of ketchup — Unsplash / Dennis Klein

Here are a few lip-smacking dipping sauces you could serve with your nuggets:

Heinz ketchup
Trader Joe's tahini
Annie's Naturals organic barbecue sauce
Kraft original barbecue sauce
Cholula hot sauce
Sriracha

Side Dishes

sweet potato fries — Unsplash / Luiz Hansel

You could certainly enjoy these crispy, golden, and delicious chickpea nuggets alone, but you could also make them into a meal with some of these tasty side dishes: