BBQ Kale Chips
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These BBQ Kale Chips are smokey and a slightly sweet, just like your favorite BBQ chips! But these are made with lake and extra virgin olive oil for a healthier take on a classic snack.
If you love healthy snacks as much as I do, be sure to check out some of my other favorites like my Everything Bagel Kale Chips, Garlic Ranch Pretzels, or my Homemade Cinnamon Roasted Almonds.
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You will love these organic kale chips because they taste just like those thin and crispy, melt in your mouth BBQ potato chips but so much healthier! I use a BBQ Seasoning for a smokey barbecue flavor and nutritional yeast and onion powder to sweeten them just a bit.
Replace your chips with these homemade kale chips for a healthier snack. Add them to a cheeseboard or charcuterie board, enjoy as a side to burgeres, or just eat them all on their own. I love having these BBQ Kale Chips as an afternoon snack with an apple or even a little bit of dark chocolate!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Healthy Chips: This recipe for BBQ Kale Chips makes healthy organic kale chips! If you are new to homemade kale chips, they are so easy to make and they are so much healthier than traditional potato chips!
Nostalgic: BBQ chips will always be nostalgic for me because they were a special treat we got in the summertime at our pool club. So, these homemade kale chips take me back because they taste very similar but they are so much better to eat!
No Seed Oils: Part of the reason traditional potato chips are unhealthy is they are usually made with seed oils. Unless you are buying avocado oil or olive oil chips, then they are most likely made with canola oil, sunflower oil, or other harmful seed oils. So, I use extra virgin olive oil for healthy chips without any seed oils.
Organic Kale Chips: I use organic ingredients in these homemade kale chips so you can snack mindfully!
Ingredients & Health Benefits
- Kale: I use organic kale, just be sure to remove all the stems. The stems can just become tough soggy in the oven, they are not idea for eating and don't crisp up well like the leaves. Kale is a cruciferous vegetable, which is high in fiber and can promote gut health.
- EVOO: I use organic extra virgin olive oil, which is a healthy fat with omega-3.s You can also use avocado oil or melted ghee if you prefer.
- BBQ Seasoning: I use organic BBQ seasoning, which makes this really easy as you can use one spice for tons of flavor.
- Nutritional Yeast: This gives even more flavor to these organic kale chips, plus the health benefits of protein, B vitamins, and more.
- Onion Powder: Organic onion powder gives these organic kale chips a sweet flavor that pairs really with with the smokey notes from the BBQ seasoning.
- Salt: Use a fine sea salt.
Tools Needed
- Mixing Bowl: You'll need a large mixing bowl to coat the kale leaves with the oil and seasoning.
- Baking Sheet: You'll need a half sheet pan for these homemade kale chips so they can easily spread out and crips up to perfection.
- Parchment Paper: Definitely use nontoxic parchment paper to ensure these organic kale chips don't stick to the pan.
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 250°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
Add the kale to a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Add the BBQ seasoning, nutritional yeast, and onion powder and massage into kale.
Transfer the kale to the prepared baking sheet and spread evenly.
Step 3
Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until they are dried and crispy. Add salt immediately after they come out of the oven. Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet.
FAQ's
Yes! If you're prepping for a party and want to make these the night before that's totally okay! Just leave them out on the baking sheet overnight.
Yes, if you want to use ghee in place of olive oil you can do that! You could also use avocado oil or canola oil if you want.
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BBQ Kale Chips
Ingredients
- 6 cups kale leaves
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons BBQ seasoning
- 1 ½ tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Fine sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the kale to a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Add the BBQ seasoning, nutritional yeast, and onion powder and massage into kale.
- Transfer the kale to the prepared baking sheet and spread evenly.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until they are dried and crispy. Add salt immediately after they come out of the oven. Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.
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