Munchie Monday: Air Fryer Kale Chips

Yes!  You can make kale chips in the air fryer. At least you can in an air fryer oven, which is what we have.

Harvest your kale.  Wash. Dry. Remove from the tough ribs. Break into medium-sized pieces.  Place in a large bowl.  Add 1-2 teaspoons oil and a mixture of your favorite seasonings.  We always use granulated garlic, granulated onion, cumin, chili powder, and salt and pepper.  Toss and sort of gently massage until all the leaves are coated.

Place in your air fryer and let cook.  I used 250 degrees F for 5 minutes, but they were not done, so I gave them another 5 minutes.

These needed that 5 more minutes I mentioned.

Only one thing to remember when making kale chips:  when you eat them, make sure you brush your teeth right afterwards!  Kale bits left in the teeth do NOT make a toothy smile a lovely thing to see.  Trust me on this.

Munchie Monday: 3-2-1 Greek Kale Chips

Here is another recipe for kale chips.  I have made them twice this week as we had company I was trying to interest in kale!  The first time was way too salty, though I really do like salt.

3-2-1 Greek Style Kale Chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Prepare a half sheet pan or other large rimmed pan by placing a silicon sheet on it or parchment paper.

In a small bowl place:

1 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoons granulated garlic
3 teaspoons Greek Seasoning

Mix well with a spoon and set aside.

In a large bowl place all the leaves you have stripped off the kale ribs.  They can be any size you want, but you do want some larger ones as well as smaller ones.

Drizzle 1-2 Tablespoon of olive oil over the leaves then toss them well so that every inch of the leaves are shiny with oil.  It is amazing how small an amount of olive oil will do this.  1-2 Tablespoons is quite a lot...less is better.  You really just need enough that the dry seasoning will stick.

Once all the leaves are shiny, sprinkle the seasoning over the top, then toss again to get a good bit of coverage on the leaves. 

Greek mix on oiled kale ready to toss!

Spread on the baking sheet then bake for 10 minutes.  Pull out of the oven to check.  Some will seem ready but probably will not be chips yet.  Put back in oven for 5 more minutes then check again.  You might have to let go a final five minutes (20 minutes in all) but no more than that or you will burn it.  Burned is NOT good.  Trust me.

Kale chips ready to munch!

The second batch I made this week was also too salty.  I think the next time (there will be a next time!) I will make it 1-2-2 Kale Chips using only 2 teaspoons of the Greek Seasoning.  After all, the first ingredient is salt.  In fact, maybe I should use my own homemade Greek Seasoning which does not have salt in it.  Duh!  What was I thinking?!

Anyway, it is still good.