How to Make Vegetable Chips

Choose your favorite root vegetables to make chips.

Vegetable chips can offer a welcome change from regular potato chips. However, they won't necessarily be any healthier if they are prepared in the same way, that is, deep-fat fried and heavily salted. You can prepare your own vegetable chips, including potatoes if you wish, in a simple process that involves baking rather than deep-fat frying.

Things You'll Need

• Vegetable peeler
• Mandolin or knife
• 5 root vegetables, such as carrots, parsnips, turnips, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets
• Large bowl
• 2 tbsp. olive or canola oil
• Wood spoon
• ½ tsp. each of seasonings: garlic powder, cayenne, oregano, salt of your choice
• 2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese, optional
• 2 large cooking sheets

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.

2. Peel your choice of five root vegetables. Cut them about 1/8-inch thick with a knife or use a mandolin to slice them.

3. Add the vegetables to a large bowl. Drizzle with oil and mix with a spoon until all the vegetables are lightly coated.

4. Sprinkle the vegetables with your favorite seasonings and toss until well-combined.

5. Place the vegetables in single layers on the cooking sheets.

6. Set the sheets in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Turn the vegetables once during that time. Bake until golden brown.

Tips & Warnings

• Cut the veggies as thinly as possible to ensure even cooking for crispness.

• Make sure the vegetables are completely dried, if they are even slightly moist inside, they can spoil.

• Different kinds of vegetables cook in different times so it is important to check for doneness frequently. When using a microwave it is best to cook one vegetable at a time.

References

• Taste of Home: Baked Veggie Chips Recipe
• New Healthy Attitude: Baked Veggie Chips
• iVillage: How to Make Your Own Healthy Vegetable Chips

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• FitDay: The Nutrition of Veggie Chips