Single Serve Microwave Chex Mix

Chex mix is such a delicious snack, but it doesn't always seem logical to make a big batch just for yourself. Well, now you don't have to. Try this single serving microwave chex mix, and you willl be amazed by how easy and delicious it is!

This chex mix has become an addiction of mine. It is so simple to put together, and it is so tasty, too!

Single Serve Microwave Chex Mix

• 1/2 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter
• 1/8 teaspoon Garlic Salt
• 1/8 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
• 1 Cup Corn Chex

1. Place butter in a microwave safe bowl or mug. Melt.
2. Remove from microwave and add the garlic salt and seasoning salt (put less if you'd rather not have it quite so salty.)
3. Stir in the Chex and place back in the microwave for 20 seconds.
4. Stir, and microwave 20 seconds more.
5. Dump into a fresh bowl, let cool, and then eat.

Enjoy!
-Bethany

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Creamy Chickpea Taco Salad

I love chickpeas.

I could eat them for breakfast, dinner and lunch.

And, yeah, okay... sometimes I do.

Chickpeas are amazing. So versatile and healthy and yummy... if you're not a big fan of them yet, give them a try. You'll be sure to fall in love with them before long, just like I did.

Now I don't know what to do when I have to go a day without them (like today). I have them soaking, though, so I can make them for tomorrow!

Oh, yum... these pictures are making me want this salad bad!

Creamy Chickpea Taco Salad For One

• 3/4 Cup Chickpeas
• 1 Tablespoon Sour Cream
• 1 Ounce Cheese, cut into small chunks
• 1/4 teaspoon Taco Seasoning (make sure it's gluten free)

1. Cut the cheese. Add the chickpeas, sour cream, cheese and taco seasoning to a bowl and stir to combine.
2. Taste and add a bit more seasoning if you like. Enjoy!

Creamy Chickpea Taco Salad

Serves 4-6

• 2 Cans Chickpeas, drained
• 1/4 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon Sour Cream
• 1 Cup Cheese, Cut into Chunks
• 1 1/4 teaspoon Taco Seasoning (make sure that it's gluten free)

1. Cut the cheese. Add the chickpeas, sour cream, cheese and taco seasoning to a big bowl and stir to combine.
2. Taste and add a bit more seasoning if you like. Enjoy!

Chickpeas really are so good. 

And this salad... oh my. So good.

-Bethany

Crockpot Chickpeas

I love chickpeas.

And I love how easy they are to make yourself. So inexpensive, too.

And There are so many things for you to make with chickpeas. Like hummus and desserts and "meatballs" and so much more!

I really love chickpeas. They are so versatile and healthy. The perfect vegetarian and gluten free food.

Try making them yourself and you'll never go back to canned.

Crockpot Chickpeas

• 2 Cups Chickpeas
• 1 teaspoon Salt

1. Rinse the chickpeas, get rid of any bad ones, and soak overnight.
2. The next morning drain the chickpeas then add to a crockpot along with the salt and water, filling until about two inches above the chickpeas.
3. Cook on high for 5 to 6 hours or until the texture of your choice. I usually go for 6 or a bit longer, because I like them nice and soft.
4. Drain, rinse and store in fridge or freezer. Make into the food of your choice.

Recipe from here.

-Bethany

Frozen Grapes - The Perfect Snack

Frozen grapes.

A quick, healthy snack.

You don't know what you've been missing out on until you try them. Seriously.

Grapes are good in and of themselves, but when frozen they are transformed into a dessert. So delicious. You really have to try them.

Frozen Grapes

• Grapes

1. Pluck the grapes from the vine and toss them into a freezer safe storage container.
2. Once the grapes are frozen, take as many out at a time as you like and enjoy!

Just a quick warning, they can become very addicting. ;)

-Bethany

Garlic Hummus

I found this amazing recipe for hummus that didn't take tahini a while ago, and I have made it a bunch of times since! It is amazing, a delicious blend of garlic and cumin, made as thin or thick as you'd like...

I love it.

It tastes amazing, is super easy to throw together, and is heatlhy, too. Not to mention cheap. If you're looking for an inexpensive appetizer, this definitely qualifies.

Garlic Hummus 

• 2 Cups Chickpeas 
• 1 Clove Garlic, minced
• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 2 teaspoons Cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt

1. Add all of the ingredients to your food processor and blend until combined, adding a bit of water if desired.
2. Eat right away or store in your fridge for a couple of days until you're ready to consume it.

Recipe found here.

I love an easy, healthy recipe, don't you?
-Bethany

2 Ingredient Chickpea Salad

Finding a super quick, healthy snack can be challenging at times. For me a go-to item is string cheese, but you can only have so much of one thing before you get bored of it. 

I had some chickpeas in my fridge one day, waiting to be made into hummus, and I decided to give them a try as a cold salad. All I did was chop up a pickle slice and add it into a bowl along with the cold chickpeas and I was done. I had a delicious, super easy and healthy, two ingredient snack.

2 Ingredient Chickpea Salad

• Chickpeas, cooked and cooled completely
• Pickle 

1. Chopped the pickle and dump it into a bowl (along with a bit of pickle juice, if desired).
2. Add the chickpeas, stir, and enjoy!

That's it! An easy, healthy snack to add some variety to your life.

-Bethany