I love pinterest as a source of inspiration. I have seen Kale Chips so many times over the last couple of months, I just had to give them a go.

This is what Kale looks like in its original form:

We had mixed success with the Kale Chips. Only 2 out of the 5 kids liked them. Master 13 had a few friends over when I made them and 2 out of the 3 boys liked them. I liked them, they have a crunchy and have a light flavour, but they are certainly not a potato chip!

My old oven doesn’t cook evenly so some Kale Chips which were a bit over cooked, as the flavour is light these did taste too burnt for me. They do go from being nearly ready to burnt quite quickly, so watch that if you give them a go.

Kale Chips

Ingredients:

• Kale
• Olive Oil Spray
• Salt

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees.

2. I used a large bowl of water, swished and cleaned the kale thoroughly.

3. Set the kale on a clean tea towel to dry off.

4. Cut the kale so the stalk is removed.

5. I don’t own a salad spinner, so I removed the excess water by bundling up batches of the kale and swinging it in the tea towel. It is easier to do this once the stalks have been removed.

6. Roughly chop the kale.

7. Place on a lined baking tray, spray with oil and sprinkle with salt. You could add some herbs for additional flavour if you liked here.

8. Bake for about 12 – 15 minutes, turn and bake for another 10 minutes. Do keep a close eye on them as they can burn easily.

9. Store in an air tight container.

Our Family Menu Plan For This Week.

Day Meal Type	Sat Self Serve	Sun Roast	Mon Morning Cook (for us double batch)	Tue Left Overs	Wed Slow Cooker	Thu Meat and Veg	Fri Fun Night
Week Starting: 9th June	Sweet Chilli Chicken Wraps Baking: 100 biscuit recipe	Slow Cooker Roast Lamb	Fried Rice	Left Overs	Slow Cooker Satay	Sausages and Steamed Vegetables	Sushi

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Have you made kale chips before?

Tags: lunch box, vegetarian