Cajun Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Seeds recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup raw whole pumpkin seeds, washed and dried
1 teaspoon paprika
¾ teaspoon Cajun seasoning, or to taste
salt to taste
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon butter, melted

Nutrition Info

79.8 calories
carbohydrate: 7.3 g
cholesterol: 6.1 mg
fat: 4.9 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 2.5 g
saturatedFat: 1.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 122.3 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

  2. Toss pumpkin seeds with paprika, Cajun seasoning, and salt until coated. Mix Worcestershire sauce with melted butter in a small bowl, pour over seeds, and stir to to combine. Spread seeds onto a baking sheet in a single layer.

  3. Roast seeds in the preheated oven until browned and crunchy, 45 minutes to 1 hour, stir and turn seeds several times during roasting.

Recipe Yield

1 cup

Recipe Note

Double or triple this roasted pumpkin seed recipe depending on how many cups of seeds you have. One large pumpkin will generally yield 1 cup or pumpkin seeds, and smaller pie pumpkins will yield about the same amount. Toss a salad with these seeds, sprinkle over a chicken dish, or serve as a snack.

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