Slightly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside healthy patties that can be served several different ways!
Chickpea Patties
I am a life long vegetarian so throughout my entire life I’ve had to respond to the shock I get when I say I don’t eat meat. After blank stares and awkward silence I always hear the question, “Do you eat fish?”
No, I don’t eat fish.
To give people a better description of a vegetarian diet I say, “If it had eyeballs or a mother, I don’t eat it!”
These Easy Chickpea Patties are a great Friday night ‘fish fry’ substitution. Chickpeas are so good for you, so if you have to sneak them in then this is a perfect recipe to do that with! I love having them with Chipotle Aioli and Aldi’s Sweet Kale Salad. The kick of the aioli and the sweet dressing of the salad compliment each other so nicely!
If you’d like more recipes using chickpeas, make sure you try making Chickpea Chocolate Balls, Chickpea Mock Tuna, or Better Than Tuna Salad!
What You’ll Need:
- 1 sleeve Saltine Crackers
- 2 (16 oz) cans Chickpeas
- 1 Onion, Finely Chopped
- 3/4 cup Celery, Finely Chopped
- 1 clove Garlic, Minced
- 5 Eggs
- 1 tsp Salt
- Butter & Oil for Frying
- Chipotle Aioli
How to Make Chickpea Patties
- Crumble 1 sleeve of saltine crackers and pour into a bowl.
- Drain 2 (16 oz) cans of chickpeas and finely chop. (Or, you can pulse in a food processor.) Combine with saltine crackers and set aside.
- Finely chop 1 onion and 3/4 cup celery.
- Mince 1 garlic clove.
- Combine finely chopped onion and celery and minced garlic into a sauce pan. Add a little butter to the sauce pan and saute.
- Once sauteed, pour into the bowl with cracker mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Add 5 eggs and 1 tsp salt. Mix until well combined.
- Form into patties.
- Pour enough oil into sauce pan to cover the bottom of the pan and bring to medium heat.
- Place patties into oil to fry, patting down with back of a spoon.
- The patties are done when golden brown, frying for about 2 minutes on each side.
Recipe Notes:
- Freezing – These freeze really well in a freezer safe bag.
More Chickpea Recipes:
Easy Chickpea Patties
Easy Chickpea Patties, slightly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside healthy patties that can be served several different ways!
Ingredients
- 1 sleeve Saltine Crackers
- 2 (16 oz) cans Chickpeas
- 1 Onion, Finely Chopped
- 3/4 cup Celery, Finely Chopped
- 1 clove Garlic, Minced
- 5 Eggs
- 1 tsp Salt
- Butter & Oil for Frying
- Chipotle Aioli
Instructions
- Crumble saltine crackers and pour into a bowl.
- Drain chickpeas and finely chop. (Or, you can pulse in a food processor.) Combine with saltine crackers and set aside.
- Finely chop onion and celery.
- Mince garlic.
- Combine onion, celery, and garlic into a sauce pan. Add a little butter to the sauce pan and saute.
- Once sauteed, pour into the bowl with cracker mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Add eggs and salt. Mix until well combined.
- Form into patties.
- Pour enough oil into sauce pan to cover the bottom of the pan and bring to medium heat.
- Place patties into oil to fry, patting down with back of a spoon.
- The patties are down when golden brown, frying for about 2 minutes on each side.
