All hail, football season is upon us! And football season = yummy dips…didn’t you know? Of course there’s always this (which is way delicious, by the way), but just in case you’d like a mildly healthier approach, meet this creamy white bean dip with garlic whole wheat pita chips.
What? You’ve never made your own pita chips before??!
They’re super easy and taste better than anything you can find at the store…promise! For these, I roasted an entire head of garlic in a little olive oil (yessssss) then brushed the infused oil all over the pita wedges and baked until crispy.
Seriously addicting snack food right here, folks. Especially when sprinkled with lots of sea salt and pepper!
And the dip…oh the dip! I love white bean dip as an easy alternative to hummus because, let’s face it, I pretty much eat hummus every day of my life. It’s good to have some variety up in there! And yes, the previously mentioned entire head of roasted garlic goes right into it along with lemon juice, olive oil and cumin.
Oh! and the best part about making your own pita chips is that you can totally control how many you eat by how many pitas you bake. No bottomless bags found here! Just me, a whole wheat pita and my oven.
Head to PBS Food for the yummy recipe and have a fantastic Friday!
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I actually JUST discovered that I can make my own pita chips. Who am I?
That looks fantastic! Is it bad that I do want a bottomless bag of pita chips?
Ohh man pita chips and baba ganoush is what it is ALL ABOUT!
Jenna, this looks amazing. My mouth is watering like no tomorrow. This dip must be made. Stat. I love making homemade pita chips and sprinkling them with garlic powder and cayenne! Yum. Yum. Yum.
Yumm I love homemade pita chips! Haven’t made them in far too long, but I’ve got a bulb of garlic just waiting to be roasted and this dip sounds like a perfect application!
I had only been sprinkling my tortillas with salt and baking. Roasted garlic sounds brilliant. Note to self: add this to next baked chips…
On your PBS recipe, “cumin” appears 2 times.
I love making pita chips!! These look great
I love homemade pita chips! (and can’t stand the store bought versions) so thanks for the recipe! Also, the puppy photo from your last post made my morning. I wish you luck in finding a pup to join your family!
Oh yes. Garlicky crispy pitta with creamy dip – yes please!
Oo this looks awesome (although I will eat anything with garlic)!! I eat more hummus than I care to admit so this is a nice switch-up!
I love making my own pita chips. This dip looks so creamy and delicious, I can’t wait to try it!
This looks fantastic! I could watch football if I had this amazing dip next to me! Thanks for sharing!
Rubbing the Pita Chips with Garlic – fabulous idea! I love roasted garlic, this sounds so good.
Looks amazing. I love doing this with tortillas as well
Your food photos are AMAZING!!!
I love making my own pita chips. Its amazing how easy they are to make
ohhh man a whole garlic head thrown in there?! That sounds heavenly to me. And since I have zero self control around tortilla chips (read: ZERO) this would be an awesome way to practice a bit of portion control… until I look in the cabinet and see those bags of tortilla chips and lose it all over again ha!
YUM. I feel like next you’re going to teach us how to just make the darn pitas themselves!
Oh boy, this looks super delicious and addicting! Yum!
Making your own pita chips is a great idea—I’m definitely trying this!
Dips are a sadly underrated culinary delight. Particularly beautiful photos today Jenna. I’m loving the lemon!
This looks delicious. And your pictures look super pretty!! The surface is cute!
who knew a pic of dip could be so gorgeous? Your blog is so much about the photos – not too many, but always beautiful.
I love making my own pita chips…yum!
Love making my own chips, too. I am not a fan of tons of salt on things so it’s nice to DIY and control things. And oh, that dip looks wonderful.
And the blue dish that you’re serving it in is so pretty!
Way to but the CLASS back in DIPS.
I make those same pita chips! But I put a ton of oregano on them too..it takes it to the next level!
Yum! Looks like a great weekend snack!
Love how you use the garlic in the dip and on the chips! This looks so deliciously healthy too.
i love making my own pita chips! Also, I’ve always wanted to make my own white bean dip…thanks for the inspiration, i need to try this! I am lovin’ the whole head of roasted garlic!
I could eat this all day, everyday. Looks awesome and still healthy.
Ahhhh your bf is a lucky man having a cook like you!!!!
Nothing is better than hummus – so good…I could eat it everyday…Oh wait…I do!
xoxo from Trinidad
I must give that a try for the Steelers game this Sunday! I am SO glad I found your blog! Have a great weekend!
This looks delicious! I love homemade pita chips!
I’m a fan of all kinds of dip. These pita chips look prefect for dipping!
I’ll be making this…sounds great!
I’m not a fan of football but definitely a fan of chips n dip!! YUM!!
I just recently started making my own tortilla chips! Not tried with pitta yet must give it a go!
I love homemade chips but I’ve never made my own white bean dip-it looks soo good though!
This bean dip looks fantastic!!! I love football season for the food too
Yummmm.
mmm and the crispiness would totally be addictive.. i love the mix of soft dip with crunchy crackers/chips. hehe i can see the sticker on the lemon peel in the first pic. not sure why i pointed that out… just one of those “eye spy” moments
xoxo <3
Yessss! Love how this is “single serve” otherwise I would be that bottomless bag of pita chips
Ohh yumm, I love the idea of mixing it up a bit with white bean dip instead of hummus. Will be whipping up a batch of chips and dip quite soon, thankyouverrrrymuch!
Mmm…
YES please. This looks amazing. And I’m such a sucker for these kinds of snacks.
Love, love, love this dip recipe! I’ve made hummus several times, of course, but not white bean dip! I am definitely going to try this soon!
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
Christi
christischirps.blogspot.com
OH JEANNA!
THANKS TO YOU I WENT TO NYC’s Serendipity.
http://vanillacocoberry.blogspot.com/2011/10/looking-back-review-of-week.html
see the picture of me slurping the Trader’s Wic pineapple coconut, the pb frrrozen hot chocolate is unfortunately not in the picture, but I got it too!! hehehe
Thanks for the recommendation!
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This is such a delicious looking snack idea! We bake our own pita chips at home too – so simple and so tasty! And since I’m always trying to get more fiber into my day, the hummus and whole wheat chips make a great option.
this looks awesome!! i just made a post about tailgating cookies!!
xx ~ ks
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