A friend of mine introduced me to hummus a few years ago and I loved it. The store bought stuff is good, but it's easy to make your own and you can flavor it however you would like. Besides, regular hummus has about 70 calories for two tablespoons. A serving of this stuff is almost four tablespoons and only 53 calories per serving. You can expand upon this recipe if you feel like experimenting, try blending in some red bell pepper, more chili powder or a little lemon juice, maybe even all three. You can serve this with crackers, chips, or veggies. I like it on a Mediterranean style pizza (more on that in a later post).
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Ingredients
- 1 16 oz can of reduced sodium garbanzo beans, undrained
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
Without draining it, pour the can of beans into a food processor. Sprinkle the onion, garlic and chili powder on top. Blend until smooth. Taste and depending on your preference, add the salt and blend again.
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 53.1
- Total Fat: 0.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 176.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 10.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 2.9 g
