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How to Cook Kale Chips in an Air Fryer
Do you know how easy it is to cook kale chips in an air fryer? If you have about 1 minute to prep and 5 minutes to cook, you can be enjoying some tasty kale chips in no time.
Kale. Do you eat kale?
Kale has certainly gained some popularity over the last 5-10 years. I don’t think I had ever tried kale until about 3 years ago. I mixed it into my salads occasionally. I have friends who like to add handfuls of kale to their smoothies (whereas I usually use spinach as my green filler). My sister has always raved about kale chips, but the process of baking kale always sounded tedious (thought I doubt there was much to it). Most recently I have discovered the Superfood Side at Chick-Fil-A which consists of kale, broccolini, dried cherries and a maple vinaigrette dressing.
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Air Fryer Kale Chips
We have definitely been enjoying our new air fryer and have spent the last few weeks trying out all sorts of air fryer recipes. Last week I made kale chips for the first time and I was blown away by how tasty they were AND how easy they were to cook up in the air fryer.
I kept my recipe super simple and only added olive oil and a little bit of salt to the kale before cooking. The result was a salty, crunchy veggie option that definitely tasted better than the boring raw carrots that I usually have with lunch.
I do recommend eating these chips immediately after cooking. I think if they sat around for more than an hour or so they would start to get soggy and lose their crunchy appeal.
One note about prep time: my estimate assumes you buy a bag of kale that is already chopped and de-stemmed. (We buy a bulk bag of kale leaves from the grocery store). If you are chopping the kale yourself, add a few minutes to the prep time.
Air Fryer Kale Chips
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh kale, destemmed loosely packed
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add kale, salt and olive oil to a large Ziploc bag or tupperware container with lid. Shake until kale is coated with oil and salt.
- Place kale in air fryer basket.
- Cook at 330 F for 5 minutes, pulling out the basket and giving it a shake about halfway through the cook time.
- Enjoy immediately!
Notes
I am really enjoying this recipe and love how easy it is to cook up in the air fryer!
Have you ever tried making your own kale chips? Definitely give it a shot – it’s a lot easier than you might think.
I just did kale chips and used powdered Ranch Dressing mix instead of salt. The few I ate were delicious, but most of them flew up into/onto the burner coil. How do you keep them from flying around? I use a Ninja Air Fryer
Hi there! Every time I make these (which is usually a few times a week), I get a small piece or two of kale falling through the basket to the bottom, but the majority stays in the basket, no issue. I do tend to use a lot of kale – usually 2 big handfuls. Maybe try using more kale to weigh it down more? p.s. ranch dressing mix sounds fantastic!!