Baked Spinach Chips, Epic Fail

After the debacle with the sweet potato chips, I thought I would try a little something easier. Something I don't have to slice, something naturally thin. My food blogs have been talking about using other veggies, like kale or spinach. After viewing what they could look like for a few days now, I got excited and went to buy the ingredients.

what I saw.

I got started, things looked pretty goood.... I covered my spinach leaves with some balsamic vinaigrette dressing before sprinkling a little salt on top. Delicious? I thought so, too!

mm about to be a delight?

Little did I know that I was about to decimate my spinach and in their place, create delicious morsels of vegetables that were STUCK TO THE PAN. In my efforts to save calories, I did not spray the pan and wipe it down with oil. Oil free, the snack said, OIL FREE.

the potential here makes me sad.

I peeled off whatever I could salvage before trying my second batch. This time, I would use foil, but not oil. My eyes gleaming, the now, super shiny tray gleamed in return. Perhaps success would be mine!

So let's recap. I bought spinach leaves. I tossed in some balsamic vinaigrette. I laid them out. I put them on the sheet. I did not put oil, the recipe didn't call for it. I put the timer to 350. I put the sheet in. I set the timer for 7 mins and I stalked around.

I peeked in, the oven's light reflecting brightly off of the foil. My spinach leaves stuck themselves promptly to the foil and did not let go. What I needed was wax paper. This was the key. Too bad I don't have any, so I will concede this battle to the chips. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Finding a chip alternative has never been so hard and unsatisfying.

For what it's worth, what I could peel off was delicious and light and paper thin. I'm sure it has almost 0 calories and I will probably attempt to make these bad boys again.