Pinterest Fail: Garlic Parmesan Roasted Chickpeas

It is about time... Yes, people... I FAILED. Not a little failed, BIG TIME failed!

John & I went to a pool party on Saturday and everyone was bringing side dishes & desserts. I decided to make roasted chickpeas because they are gluten free, and I have some gluten free friends attending. I have a couple chickpea recipes that I've been wanting to try, so why not do it for Saturday. You know how I love to use my friends as guinea pigs!

This recipe comes from Clean Eating Magazine. I've perused this magazine, and they have some great gluten free tips & recipes. I also like the comments from the other readers about the recipes, they usually have good advice on how to make the recipes a little better.

Don't these chickpeas look good?

Photo from http://www.cleaneatingmag.com

I followed the ingredients to a T, but did make some changes in how I cooked them. I baked them for about 10  minutes less than instructed because you never know with individual ovens. I also used aluminum foil with Pam. No excuse for that change except that (as I have stated before) I am lazy and hate to clean baking sheets.

As usual, I was running low on time so I asked John to pull the chickpeas out of the oven when the timer went off so I could hop in the shower. He did as he was instructed (good boy), and of course sampled some chickpeas. He let me know they weren't crispy but had a good bite. He thought they tasted good...

(Did you like those periods? As if I am building suspense... hmmm...)

I threw the chickpeas in a plastic bag and took them to my friend's house. Keep in mind that I live in town and she lives in Katy. In addition, John & I met Daddy for lunch because I like to eat and I like my Daddy. Win-Win!

We get to my friend's house, and I leave the sealed bag of roasted chickpeas on the food counter. I eventually open the bag and take a handful of chickpeas. Holy crap!! Ugh!

I didn't want to be too dramatic, or I would have spit them out in my friend's trash. Instead, I sucked it up and kept on chewing. Basically, the chickpeas had a little crisp to them when I cooked them. However, throwing them into a sealable plastic bag and letting them sit for almost 2 hours... BAD MOVE! Bad! They turned so chewy. They were so gross. You know it's bad if this fat girl trapped in a not as fat body couldn't even eat one.

Though I lost this fight, I refuse to lose the battle. I will definitely try them again, but will also learn from my mistakes. I know I usually share a nice-ish picture of my end product for you. These were such a fail, I have decided to show you what John & I decided to do with them.

Yes, you are looking at this correctly. These nasty-arse chickpeas are in my trash can.

Even though I threw the chickpeas away, I encourage you to try to the recipe. They had good flavor, I just royally screwed them up. You can find them on my Clean Eating board on Pinterest.

Try them out! I want to hear what you think!

PS: I stated above that people made desserts for Saturday. I, too, made one and will post about that later this week. I've got to have a little suspense here!