Parmesan Kale Chips make the perfect salty snack or easy side dish. Super healthy and kid-friendly, topped with Parmesan, it’s the best way to eat this superfood! Ready in under 10 minutes!
At the Farmer’s Market
Kale is kind of trendy these days, as trendy as a vegetable can be anyway. I bought a beautiful bunch of it at our farmer’s market and thought I’d give kale chips a try. I know kale is super healthy, but I had never been a huge fan. So, I’ve made a small effort to hide it in recipes. I throw a bunch in my Bolognese Sauce, pureed in the food processor so nobody can tell.
How to Make Parmesan Kale Chips
I get home from the farmer’s market and make up a small pan of the kale chips, about 4 stalks worth. Just remove the stems and chop the leaves. Toss them on a sheet pan with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in the oven at 400° for about 7 minutes. I eat one, and I’m thinking “these are kinda gross.” I have another, still not so good. Somehow I ate the whole pan that way!
So I make another pan for my husband, “here try these, they’re not very good.” He tries them, “yeah they are kinda gross.” “Try another anyway.” Ten minutes later he asks me if I’ll make him another pan. So now I’m on my third pan and we eat that whole one too, sharing it with the baby/quickly becoming a toddler, he loved them too. Something about salty snacks you can never have just one, but with kale chips, I guess that’s alright. Try them for yourself and see if you don’t eat the whole pan!
An Update for Parmesan
**Update! I’ve decide that kale chips NEED Parmesan cheese, especially freshly shredded with a microplane. The cheese is shred so thinly it melts as it hits the hot kale. We’ve also decide that we love kale and now grow it in the garden! Check out more Ways to Use Kale and other greens!
Kale Chips go Great With…
- Skillet Burgers
- Garden BLT’s with Pesto Aioli
- Roasted Chicken
- Shaved Pork Roast Sandwiches
- French Dip Sandwiches
- Simple Roasted Salmon
Parmesan Kale Chips
Ingredients
- 5 leaves kale stems removed and cut into chip sized pieces
- 2 t olive oil
- ¼ t kosher salt
- 6 grinds fresh black pepper
- Parmesan Cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°, convection bake
- Spread the kale pieces in a thin layer on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss well with your hands
- Bake for about 7 to 9 minutes or until leaves are crisp but not burnt
- op with shredded Parmesan cheese, a microplane works perfectly!
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