Ingredients

The following ingredients have 22 Servings
  • ½ cup whole grain bread crumbs
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed (3 cups)
  • 1½ cups cooked brown rice
  • 1 small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces (1 cup)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Ketchup, BBQ sauce, and/or hot sauce for dipping

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a small, shallow bowl, mix together the bread crumbs and Italian seasoning.
  • In the bowl of a food processor, combine the chickpeas, rice, onion, garlic, cumin, turmeric, nutritional yeast, lime juice, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste; pulse to a coarse texture that sticks together when pinched between two fingers. (If you don’t have a food processor, use a potato masher.) Mold about 2 tablespoons of the mixture into an oblong nugget, then roll the nugget in seasoned bread crumbs, and place it on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Repeat until all of the mixture is used. Bake for 20 minutes, then flip nuggets and bake for 20 more minutes.
  • Serve hot with ketchup, BBQ sauce, and/or hot sauce for dipping.