BBQ Kale Chips

Easy Oven-Dried BBQ Kale Chips

Ingredients:

2 small heads kale (or one very large head), stems removed, washed and dried (don’t chop the leaves) Olive Oil Spray 1 large clove garlic, chopped 1 tsp (5 ml) smoked paprika OR The Spice Hunter CowBoy Salt Free BBQ spice 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Bragg’s aminos,  (or use 1 Tbsp coconut aminos for soy-free) 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1/2 to 3/4 cup (120-180 ml) water, as needed 3-5 drops plain liquid stevia, optional

Directions:

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Cut kale (or use Tuscan kale from Trader Joe’s) and spray with olive oil spray and set aside.

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Aside from the kale, toss all the ingredients besides water into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Add water until you get the consistency of a cheese sauce.

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If you want to use this for kale chips, amp up the seasonings to add flavor to the kale, more so than if you were to eat it on its own.

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Place the kale on a baking sheet over parchment paper then pour the blended ingredients over the kale (drizzle evenly)

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OVEN: place on a baking tray and bake at 135° C (275° F) for about 25 minutes – flipping over half way through.

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DEHYDRATOR: place on the rack and set to dry at 50° C (130° F) for about 10-12 hours or overnight.