{"id":296699,"date":"2025-07-05T20:52:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T20:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/chickpea-cheesy-veggie-melts-recipe\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T20:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T20:52:45","slug":"chickpea-cheesy-veggie-melts-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/chickpea-cheesy-veggie-melts-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chickpea Cheesy Veggie Melts Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-03\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">July 3, 2025<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .post-date-wrap --><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/category\/recipes\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-recipes\">Recipes<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/category\/snacks\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-snacks\">Snacks<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/category\/vegetarian\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-vegetarian\">Vegetarian<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <span class=\"post-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/tag\/fusion\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fusion<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/tag\/snacks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Snacks<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/tag\/vegetarian\/\" rel=\"tag\">Vegetarian<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-10565\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"10565\" data-servings=\"4\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-compact-with-art\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image wprm-block-image-normal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: #666666;\" width=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-50x50.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1x1 size-1x1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-1024x516.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-640x585.jpg 640w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-561x321.jpg 561w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1px) 100vw, 1px\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image wprm-block-image-normal\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: #666666;\" width=\"1160\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-1024x516.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-640x323.jpg 640w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-500x252.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Rate the Recipe: <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" style=\"display:block;width:0px;height:0px\"><defs><lineargradient id=\"wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-33\"><stop offset=\"0%\" stop-opacity=\"1\"\/><stop offset=\"33%\" stop-opacity=\"1\"\/><stop offset=\"33%\" stop-opacity=\"0\"\/><stop offset=\"100%\" stop-opacity=\"0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/defs><defs><lineargradient id=\"wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-50\"><stop offset=\"0%\" stop-opacity=\"1\"\/><stop offset=\"50%\" stop-opacity=\"1\"\/><stop offset=\"50%\" stop-opacity=\"0\"\/><stop offset=\"100%\" stop-opacity=\"0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/defs><defs><lineargradient id=\"wprm-recipe-user-rating-0-66\"><stop offset=\"0%\" stop-opacity=\"1\"\/><stop offset=\"66%\" stop-opacity=\"1\"\/><stop offset=\"66%\" stop-opacity=\"0\"\/><stop offset=\"100%\" stop-opacity=\"0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Looking for a fun and delicious way to get kids to enjoy more veggies? The Chickpea Cheesy Veggie Melts are a perfect protein-rich pick. Creamy chickpeas, colorful vegetables, and gooey melted cheese on toasted bread.\u00a0A hit with adults too.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-container-float-right\" style=\"padding-top:50px\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-custom-field wprm-recipe-custom-field-type-image wprm-recipe-custom-field-key-recipe_art wprm-block-text-normal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Khaman-Dhokla-Chickpea.jpg\" class=\"attachment-250x250 size-250x250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Khaman-Dhokla-Chickpea.jpg 400w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Khaman-Dhokla-Chickpea-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-10565-ingredients\" class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-ingredients-no-images wprm-recipe-10565-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-normal wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"10565\" data-servings=\"4\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"0\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1 1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">boiled chickpeas<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">medium<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">carrot<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"2\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">parboiled green peas<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"5\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">chopped capsicum<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"3\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">small<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">onion<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"4\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2&#8243;<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">piece of ginger<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"12\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1-2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">green chillies (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"6\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tsp<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">mixed herbs seasoning<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"7\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"> tomato ketchup<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"8\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/eggless-tandoori-mayonnaise\/\" class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-link\"> mayonnaise<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"9\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"> butter<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"10\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">4<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">slices of bread<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"11\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">grated mozzarella cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-10565-instructions\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-10565-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"10565\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\">\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-10565-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\">In a food processor, add the vegetables along with onions, green chillies, and ginger. Chop them coarsely. Remove and keep aside.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-10565-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Take boiled chickpeas in a mixing bowl and mash them coarsely.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-10565-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Add in the chopped vegetables. Mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-10565-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Add the tomato ketchup, mayonnaise, and mixed herbs seasoning. Mix well.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-10565-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\">In the meantime, preheat the air fryer at 180\u00b0C.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-10565-step-0-5\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Butter the bread slices. Generously spread the mixture you prepared earlier. Top with grated cheese.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-10565-step-0-6\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<p><span style=\"display: block;\">Cook in the air fryer at 180\u00b0C for 6-8 minutes until the cheese melts and browns in spots. The Chickpea Cheesy Veggies Melts are ready to enjoy. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-10565-notes\" class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container wprm-block-text-normal\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li>I have used whole wheat bread to make this healthier. Feel free to experiment with different breads and veggies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>This blog post is part of\u00a0\u2018Blogaberry Dazzle\u2019 hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogaberry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cindy D\u2019Silva<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nooranandchawla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Noor Anand Chawla<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pin it for later<br \/><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-Pinterest-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Chickpea Cheesy Veggie Melts\" class=\"wp-image-10580\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6682539682539682;width:336px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-Pinterest-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-Pinterest-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-Pinterest-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-Pinterest-640x960.png 640w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-Pinterest-150x225.png 150w, https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chickpea-Cheesy-Veggie-Melts-Pinterest.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded\" id=\"like-post-wrapper-172365432-10571-6869909d900ef\" data-src=\"https:\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/?ver=14.3#blog_id=172365432&amp;post_id=10571&amp;origin=madscookhouse.com&amp;obj_id=172365432-10571-6869909d900ef&amp;n=1\" data-name=\"like-post-frame-172365432-10571-6869909d900ef\" data-title=\"Like or Reblog\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Like this:<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"button\"><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sd-text-color\"\/><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/.entry-content --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/madscookhouse.com\/chickpea-cheesy-veggie-melts\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 3, 2025 Recipes, Snacks, Vegetarian Fusion, Snacks, Vegetarian Rate the Recipe: Looking for a fun and delicious way to get kids to enjoy more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":296700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-296699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}