Lunche for 5

Chili Lime Peanuts

Name: Chili Lime Peanuts
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup turbinado sugar or brown sugar; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tbsp peanut oil; 1 tbsp lime juice; 2 1/2 tsp lime zest; 1 tsp cayenne powder; 2 cups raw peanuts; 6 arbol chiles (optional)

$7.18for 435 minServes 5

Raw peanuts bake with lime, sugar, cayenne, and salt until crisp, glossy, and lightly spicy.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Juice, 0.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.02Typical price
	Lemons and limes, a little$0.60 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 9 oz$0.70/oz typical	9 oz	$6.30Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 3$0.60 each typical	3	$1.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.97

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Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSalt and pepperCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
5servings as written
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Typical price

$1.79 per serving$7.18 for 4

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Ingredients

1/4 cup turbinado sugar or brown sugar
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp peanut oil
1 tbsp lime juice
2 1/2 tsp lime zest
1 tsp cayenne powder
2 cups raw peanuts
6 arbol chiles (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 325 F and line a baking sheet with the raw peanuts.
Mix the sugar, salt, peanut oil, lime juice, lime zest, and cayenne in a small bowl.
Toss the peanuts with the lime mixture until evenly coated.
Spread the peanuts on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
Cool the peanuts on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then mix in the arbol chiles if using.