How To Make Kale Chips
September 24, 2011 by Delaina & Kris
Filed under Featured Content, Recipes, The Scoop!
Are you interested in learning how to make kale chips? Have your friends been telling you that you have to try these yummy things and you are like …eeks! no way! I will admit that I was a bit skeptical when I started to hear about Kale chips too.
I mean I enjoy eating cooked Kale, but a Kale chip? really?? Hmmmmm….
Well, we finally took the plunge and made some Kale chips over the weekend and WOW! they were really good. (and easy to make too). Here is what we did:
Ingredients:
- Bag of Trader Joe’s Kale (near all the bags of lettuce)
- Olive Oil
- Sea Salt
How to Make Kale Chips:
1. Turn oven to 400 degrees
2. Line a baking sheet with foil and spread out the Kale in a thin layer (we only used about 1/3 of the bag). Check the leafs for the tough stems, and tear them out, so you are left with only the “tender” kale leafs.
3. Lightly drizzle olive oil over the leafs and toss around so they are lightly coated. Next time I am thinking of using some Trader Joe’s Olive Oil pan spray to get a more even and yet still light coating of oil on the Kale.
4. Bake for 20-40 minutes. I would check the Kale at 20 minutes and then every 10 minutes after that. The Kale should be dry and crisp (It will shrink up and get dark when it is ready).
5. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with Sea Salt.
Let them cool slightly and then enjoy!
Eat & Repeat!
We enjoyed them and finished off the pan rather quickly… so we made more!
So now you know how to Make Kale Chips! They are fast and easy and are as addicting as Potato chips in my opinion…
Let us know what you think! Leave a comment below or on Facebook! ~THANKS!
Kris,
I am only going to say this once so listen carefully. DO NOT EAT AN ENTIRE PAN OF KALE CHIPS BY YOURSELF. I did this for dinner on Wednesday night and woah. Let’s just say Kale and Broccoli must be from the same family.
I make kale chips regularly. I toss them around every 10 minutes or so to get them to cook evenly. They are also good with other flavorings added, such as Old Bay Seasoning. Once I made them on the grill by putting them on greased foil. They were yummy but take a lot of attention to avoid burning.
I love the idea of Kale on the Grill! I may give that a try next time I fire up ~ Thanks for sharing
Kristin
I add Nutritional Yeast to mine. It gives them a bit of a Parmesan cheese flavor. Just sprinkle it on after you have added the olive oil but before putting them in the oven. You can buy Nutritional Yeast at most health food stores.
That is a great idea! I will look for Nutritional Yeast the next time, thanks!