kale chips

recipe

Move over, potatoes—you aren’t the only vegetable that makes delicious crunchy chips. Kale chips are definitely the best way to eat this super healthy veggie.

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Prepare Ingredients

4 ounces

Lacinato kale

1 teaspoon

extra-virgin olive oil

¼ teaspoon

kosher salt

Gather Cooking Equipment

cooling racks

Rimmed baking sheet

Kitchen shears

Cutting board

Salad spinner

dish towels

Large bowl

Oven mitts

Start Cooking!

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees. Set cooling rack in rimmed baking sheet.

4 ounces

Lacinato kale

Use kitchen shears to separate stems of kale from leaves; discard stems. Tear leaves into 3-inch pieces (pieces can vary in size; you should have about 4 cups).

Prepping Kale for Kale Chips

Wash kale in salad spinner and spin dry. Spread out kale on clean dish towel, cover with second clean dish towel, and pat dry.

1 teaspoon

extra-virgin olive oil

¼ teaspoon

kosher salt

Transfer kale to large bowl and drizzle with oil. Use your hands to rub oil onto kale until it is well coated and shiny. Spread kale out in even layer on cooling rack. Sprinkle evenly with salt.

Place baking sheet in oven and bake until kale chips are very crisp, 1 to 1¼ hours.

Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from oven (ask an adult for help). Place baking sheet on second cooling rack. Let chips cool completely, about 10 minutes. Serve.

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Food for Thought

Meet the New Chip In Town

Move over, potatoes—you aren’t the only vegetable that makes delicious crunchy chips. Kale chips are definitely the best way to eat this super healthy veggie. Lacinato kale (also known as Tuscan or dinosaur kale) has bumpy dark green leaves and produces the best chips. Curly leaf kale, the most common variety, will work in this recipe, but baby kale won’t. No matter what kind of kale you’re using, make sure the leaves are completely dry.

Make It Your Way

Once you master the basic recipe, try these flavored kale chips:

Ranch Kale Chips

In step 4, sprinkle kale with 2 teaspoons ranch seasoning mix instead of salt.

Sesame-Ginger Kale Chips

In step 4, use 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil instead of olive oil. In small bowl, stir together 1 teaspoon sesame seeds and ¼ teaspoon ground ginger with salt. Sprinkle sesame-ginger mixture over kale just before baking.