Warm BBQ Ranch Chickpea Pitas with Sharp Cheddar.
BBQ Chickpea Pitas are served on warm pita bread, with saucy, tangy chickpeas, crisp romaine lettuce, freshly grated sharp cheddar, ranch dressing and pickled onions. So super delicious!
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Fluffy, cloud-like pita bread served warm with lots of saucy chickpeas on top, drizzles of ranch dressing, melty cheddar cheese, crispy lettuce and chives.
OH MY GOSH.
Doesn’t that sound like heaven? Gosh I love it so much.
This is one of those throw-together meals that tastes even better than it sounds. Especially if you make your own pita! I realize that kind of defeats the purpose of a throw-together meal, but either way works. Homemade or really good store bought pitas elevate this so much and make it taste amazing.
And these are some of my favorite tastes of summer! BBQ sauce, crisp romaine, some fresh herbs – of course, cheddar! This is a comforting, satisfying dish that is super delicious and one that everyone loves. You can enjoy it in so many different ways.
Let’s start with the warm BBQ chickpeas!
In Everyday Dinners, I have a recipe for fried buffalo chickpeas. I like to serve them on caesar salads or in pitas, and they are just so super GOOD. Warm, tangy, spicy, a little sweet – so good. The texture of the chickpeas is what I love the most, and when you let them get warm and pop a bit in a hot skillet, there are even more crunchy crispy bits that stand out.
So yes, you can do the same thing here with buffalo! I have been on more of a BBQ sauce kick (hello sticky BBQ chicken meatballs!) and into it right now. And I love how customizable and different the chickpeas can taste simply based on which sauce you use. I like to switch between a carolina gold sauce and a traditional sticky sweet sauce, but you can’t go wrong!
Many of you have asked for my favorites. We still love bone suckin’ sauce – now isn’t THAT a throwback? If you’ve been here awhile, you probably remember me raving about it over a decade ago. I have a difficult time finding it though and I don’t mind testing new ones out.
I also love stubb’s sticky sweet and trader joe’s caroline gold sauce. It reminds me of my howsweeteats house sauce.
The pita bread and chickpeas are our main components. Once you have your BBQ sauce, you also need some ranch! My homemade ranch dressing is out.of.this.world. I have this in the fridge almost every single week. You can use dried or fresh herbs to make it, depending on the season and what you have on hand. And the base is greek yogurt, so that’s extra fantastic.
I also like to have some freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese – I actually place this either under or right on top of the warm chickpeas so it gets melty and soft.
Next some fresh chives, and finally, pickled onions! Another fridge staple that I often have on hand. (more…)
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Jessica May 18, 2022 at 04:03PM