Zucchini Chips

I don't know what alternate universe I am living in when I, the veggie hater, am completely obsessed with zucchini chips! How did this happen? I was certainly unsure of this whole thing when I bought my mandolin slicer and decided to try them out. Now I can't get enough! They sit on my counter in an air-tight container just calling to me. I guess veggies calling out your name to eat them can never be a bad thing right? Especially when they are only about 10 calories or so for a 1/4 cup. Even right this moment, they are sitting in my purse 2 feet away and I can hardly wait to eat them for dinner in a couple hours.

I found this recipe on http://wishfulchef.com/baked-zucchini-chips/. The only thing I changed was to spritz with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray then sprinkle a tiny bit of garlic powder, onion powder and ground pepper of each side of the zucchini slices. I also had to bake mine quite a bit longer (more like 50-60 min), sometimes removing the browned ones and putting the rest back to get crispier. Keep in mind that a couple full trays of chips do not yield many servings. I have a large and smaller trays and that would give me about 1 1/2 cups. But they keep well for a few days in an airtight container at room temperature, so I am just making batches like crazy to keep my wonderful zucchini chips available to me whenever I want them.

Baked Zucchini Chips

• 2 zucchinis, sliced very thin with a mandolin
• cooking oil spray (I used olive oil)
• salt

Preheat oven to 225°F. Thinly slice the zucchini. I used the thinnest setting on my mandolin. Place the zucchini slices onto a baking sheet lined with Silpat or parchment paper. Lightly spray with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with salt. If you don’t have an oil spray, just lightly drizzle olive oil over top.

Depending on your oven, bake for 35-45 minutes, keeping an eye on them so they don’t burn. When done, remove chips from baking sheet and place them on a plate and let cool.

Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: serves 2-4

**UPDATE** I decided to try out a homemade ranch seasoning that I had in my spice rack. It made delicious ranch chips! Mix all these ingredients below and sprinkle over the chips before baking. I recommend multiplying the recipe and storing in a spice jar for future use!

1 tsp dried parsley, crumbled up really finely
1/2 tsp salt (I prefer kosher salt)
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp dried thyme, crumbled up really finely
1/4 tsp dried dill