Chick-en Nugget Falafel

Looking for a way to get your kids to eat beans? Turn them into something familiar, like chicken nuggets!

Ingredients

• 1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained
• 1/2 onion
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1. Mash can of garbanzo beans (chickpeas) in a bowl. You can use a pastry blender.
2. Put onion, parsley, and garlic into a food processor and chop.
3. Blend the onion mix with the mashed beans.
4. In a separate bowl combine the egg, cumin, salt, pepper, lemon juice, baking powder, and olive oil.
5. Mix with bean dip, and slowly pour in 1 cup bread crumbs. Mix enough bread crumbs until your dough is not too sticky to shape.
6. Shape into chicken nuggets and fry in a pan with a small amount of olive oil.

(Yields 11 nuggets)

Recipe by Amy Roskelley at superhealthykids.com

Photo courtesy of Super Healthy Kids