Baked Chickpea Tater Tots are a healthy, gluten free side dish that both kids and adults will love. They’re easy to make with just a few simple ingredients!
I’m really not sure where the idea for this recipe came from. Maybe it stemmed from my growing obsession with chickpeas. (See Greek Quinoa Salad, Roasted Beet Hummus, Zucchini Quinoa Burgers, I’ve basically been adding these babies to everything lately!)
Maybe it came from my general love of tots, either way this is one healthy side dish that everyone will love!
These baked sweet potato tots are packed with vitamins A and C, filled with fiber and fat free, they’re a healthy, fun twist on traditional tater tots!
What do you serve with a super healthy Sweet Potato Quinoa Burger that will compliment the burger without ruining its health benefits? Homemade, gluten-free, baked sweet potato tots, of course!
A large serving of tater tots at a fast food chain packs:
580 calories
31 grams fat
1450 mg sodium
No fiber
No vitamins
An equivalent serving of these delicious Sweet Potato Tots has:
212 calories
ZERO grams fat
434 mg sodium
6 grams fiber
689% vitamin a
47% vitamin c
Simply said, this is one starchy side dish you can feel good about eating!
Baked Sweet Potato Tots Ingredients
1 lb sweet potatoes
1/4 cup brown rice flour
1 tsp kosher salt
Baked Sweet Potato Tots Instructions
Begin by boiling a large pot of water. Add the whole potatoes to the water with skins on. Boil for 20 minutes. Remove from the water and allow to cool.
Once cool enough to handle, shred the potatoes using a box grater.
*As you begin shredding the potatoes the skins will peel off. Snack on them while you prepare the tots or simply discard them.
Add the grated sweet potatoes to a large bowl with the flour and salt. Combine well.
Now we get to my favorite part, putting the tots together. Actually my favorite part is eating them, but this part ranks up there simply because I lovingly named this process the “roll and squish”.
Roll…
… and squish!
And this is how you get perfectly shaped tater tots!
Place them on a baking sheet and into a 375°F oven.
Bake for 30 minutes or until crisp on the outside.
These baked sweet potato tots are packed with vitamins A and C, filled with fiber and fat free, they're a healthy, fun twist on traditional tater tots!
