Student Recipes: Chickpea Bake

University student Ellie loves food and is always looking for ways to eat healthy while sticking to the budget that is living as a student. She believes there is life beyond beans on toast and wants to raise awareness that take-away and ready-made meals are more expensive than making a recipe from scratch.

Student Recipes: Chickpea Bake

• Serves: 10
• Prep time: 15 minutes
• Cook time: 45 - 60 minutes

Ingredients

• tin chickpear
• 2 medium onions
• 4 packets plain crisps
• 2 medium eggs
• 350 grams cheese

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
2. Crush the crisps and place into a large mixing bowl.
3. Drain the chickpeas and blend or, alternatively, crush by hand.
4. Chop the onions and heat in a pan until soft.
5. Grate the cheese.
6. Add the prepared ingredients to the crisps and stir.
7. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl, add to the mixture and stir until combined.
8. Place in an ovenproof dish, approximately an inch thick, and bake until golden brown.