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Oven baked means no babysitting; the best kinda cooking, hands-off.
These crispy collard greens are a healthy alternative to chips at lunch.
They are a healthy slightly salty snack, a great alternative to potato chips or crackers.
Ingredients
1 brunch collard greens - washed and thoroughly dried. Collard Greens are an overlooked superfood. High in vitamins A,C and calcium.
Red Pepper Flakes
1 Teaspoon Olive oil
Sea salt for sprinkling
Chia seed
Adding Extra Flavor
Put a different twist on it with bold umami-packed favors like Tamari (or soy sauce if not gluten-free), Sriracha, Hot Sauce and/or Sea salt.
Substitutions
Other great crispy vegetable chips substitutions are:
- Brussels Sprouts
- Chard
- Spinach
- And of course Kale
How To Make Crispy Collard Chips
Step 1: Pre-heat oven to 275 degrees.
Step 2: Clean and dry greens. Remove the ribs from the greens and tear or cut into 1 ½-inch pieces.
Step 3: Rinse and dry the collards thoroughly in salad spinner or pat dry with paper towels.
Step 4: Lay on baking sheet (no parchment paper is needed) and toss with the olive oil and seasoning.
Step 5: Spread the collard greens over 2 large baking sheets (or more depending on how big the bunch of greens are). To ensure the collards are not touching and crisp up nicely during baking.
Step 6: Bake for about 20 minutes until crisp, turning the leaves halfway through. Remove from oven and lightly lift from baking sheet so that they do not stick. (do not remove) Let chips cool about 10 minutes and enjoy.
Cooking Methods:
Oven - this is our preferred cooking method because you can put in ⅔ baking sheets at once and cook a lot of chips at once. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. After cleaning greens (see full instructions). Bake for about 20 minutes until crispy.
Air Fryer Collard Greens - the key to making greens work in an air fryer is lightly coating the leaves with olive oil so they're weighed down and less likely to move about the cooking rack when the air starts to circulate. We have an air fryer toaster oven (vs an air fryer with a basket). Turn fryer to 375 degrees. Follow directions above to clean and prep. Cook for four to five minutes. Shake about halfway through. Do not overcrowd tray/basket for perfectly crispy collard greens.
Storage
Collard Green chips are best eaten within a day or two to retain that perfect crispness, but can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Add a few grains of uncooked rice to the container. It will act as a desiccant, absorbing moisture to help preserve crunch.
What Do You Serve Them With?
📖 Recipe
Easy Oven Baked Vegan Collard Green Chips Recipe
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Equipment
- Salad spinner or colander
- 2 to 3 Large baking sheet - don’t over crowd
Ingredients
- 1 brunch collard greens - washed and thoroughly dried
- Chia seed
- Red Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon olive oil
- Sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees
- Remove the ribs from the greens and cut into 1 ½-inch pieces.
- Rinse and dry the collards thoroughly in salad spinner or pat dry with paper towels.
- Lay on baking sheet (no parchment paper needed) and toss with the olive oil and seasoning.
- Spread the collard greens over 2 large baking sheets (or more depending on how big the bunch of greens are). Being careful not to crowd the baking sheet so that the collards can get crispy instead of soggy).
- Bake for about 20 minutes until crisp, turning the leaves halfway through. Remove from oven and lightly lift from baking sheet so that they do not stick. (do not remove) Let chips cool about 10 minutes and enjoy.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
These nutritional figures should be considered estimates. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe.
Be sure to check out more of our plant-based dinner recipes.
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Paula C
Loved it! Thanks for the recipe. I love to cook with Collard Greens and usually just make them Brazilian style. This is a great new addition.
Penny
Thank you so much for this! Gonna try it this weekend 🙂
Brett
What do you do with the oil? Recipe doesn't say.
Nija Clark
Hey Brett,
After step 3. Lay on baking sheet (no parchment paper is needed) and toss with the olive oil and seasoning.
Hope that helps! Please let us know how you enjoy them.
Best,
Nija
Rosie
Loved using collard greens instead of kale for these chips. So quick to make too.