Salty, crunchy and pan fried, these spicy garlic peanuts are a great snack recipe for happy hour, game night or your next party!

Snacks on snacks on snacks! Just in time for the weekend I’ve got the perfect crunchy and totally addicting snack that can be ready for noshing in less than 30 minutes! We’ve been busy at the studio with a few new projects this week and we have a full schedule this weekend too!

When schedules get busy and we’re in full on hostess mode we keep things simple with snacks that pretty much make themselves. It might be a cheese tray with all of our favorite goodies or baked goat cheese with tons of flavor. Recently, it’s been these salty peanuts paired with beer and we’re pretty happy about that!

It may seem like a ton of garlic but since you leave them in their papery skins, it’s more of a mild roasted garlic flavor that infuses into the peanuts – it’s pretty magical! Depending on how spicy you like your snacks feel free to add a few more chilies or ditch a few for a more mild heat. Last but not least, the lime juice and zest are adding in after cooking to give these peanuts a bright freshness that pairs great with an IPA!

What’s your go-to snack? Pop into the comments below and tell me about it!

Pan Fried Spicy Garlic Peanuts

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Salty, crunchy and pan fried, these spicy garlic peanuts are a great snack recipe for happy hour, game night or your next party!

Author: Kristen
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 20 Servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale

2 whole heads garlic
1/4 cup peanut oil or high heat vegetable oil
2 pounds shelled raw Spanish peanuts, with skins
8 spicy dried chilies, slightly crushed, seeds removed (chiles de árbol or chiles pequín)
1 tablespoon coarse Kosher salt
2 tablespoons fresh lime zest
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Instructions

Separate the heads of garlic into cloves. Trim off the root ends, but don’t peel them. Keeping the skins on will prevent to cloves from burning.
Heat the oil in a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add the peanuts, garlic and chiles; cook 10 to 12 minutes stirring constantly until the peanuts are browned. Add the salt, lime juice and lime zest and toss to coat well. Pour into a serving bowl and serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories: 267
Sugar: 2g
Sodium: 520mg
Fat: 18g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Unsaturated Fat: 2g
Carbohydrates: 9g
Fiber: 5g
Protein: 11g
Cholesterol: 0mg

Or, try my Bourbon and Honey Glazed Pecans…

Or, some Chile and Kaffir Lime Cashews…

Still not finding what you want? Try one of these…
Hot Bacon Crab Dip from Reluctant Entertainer
Ottolenghi’s Roasted Red Pepper Dip from I am a Food Blog
Ultimate Hummus Board from The Lemon Bowl

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Pan Fried Spicy Garlic Peanuts