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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Kale Chips

Oh Wow! Was I surprised by these! They taste like kettle chips but are much, much better for you!

Ingredients
4 cups prepared kale (prepared directions below)
1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
parchment paper
seasonings (I used onion garlic pepper first. Next I am going to use sea salt.)

Directions
-preheat oven to 350 degrees
-place parchment paper on cookie sheet
-Prepare Kale (cut leaves away from rib on a bunch of kale; then cut into 2-3 in chunks of leafy goodness
-Put kale in a bowl. Sprinkle with evoo and seasoning. Toss until covered.
-Put kale on a single layer on the parchment paper
-Put in the oven for 10 minutes.
-Rotate pan from higher rack to lower rack and rotate direction.
-Cook an additional 5 minutes. Then check every minute or two until kale has reached your desired crispiness
-let cool and enjoy
-store in a large zip-top bag

Nutritional information:
This makes about 4 servings. Each serving has about 63 calories, 4 g of fat (mostly from the olive oil), 2.2 g protein, and 1.5 g fiber