kale & white bean soup
Fresh Kale lends a taste of summer’s bounty to this lightened soup. Aromatic vegetables such as turnips, garlic, onions and bell peppers together with cannellini beans and lean chicken sausage meat balls; add great flavor and plenty of vitamins while keeping the fat in check. What a wonderful way to eat your vegetables!
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 4 - links chicken sausage (casing removed and make meatballs
- 1/2 - ea. bell peppers - red, yellow, orange (diced)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 large turnip - (diced)
- 1 - 32 oz. chicken broth - low sodium and fat free
- 1 can 14.05 oz. cannellini beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1 bunch fresh kale, chopped (about 1 pound) stems removed
- 1 medium white onion
- - olive oil for sauteing
- - salt and pepper
- - chopped scallions for garnish
- - shredded parmesan cheese for garnish (optional)
How To Make kale & white bean soup
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Step 1Make the sausage meat balls – take one sausage link and twist to squeeze the sausage meat out of the casing and mold 1” meat balls with your hands. Each link should yield about 5 – 6 meat balls. Place on a plate until ready to cook.
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Step 2In a medium skillet over medium heat, add one teaspoon of olive oil and add meat balls. Sear on all sides (this should take about 3 minutes.) Then remove and set aside.
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Step 3In large soup pot, over medium heat add a little olive oil then add onions and garlic. Sauté until onions and garlic are tender.
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Step 4Add chicken broth and 1 cup of water to sauté onions and garlic. Then bell peppers, diced turnips, cannellini beans, and kale. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then reduce heat and let simmer for about 5 - 8 minutes.
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Step 5Add sausage meat balls and let simmer another 2 – 3 minutes. Serve soup – garnish with fresh chopped scallions and shredded cheese if desired.
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Category:
Chicken Soups
Category:
Bean Soups
Category:
Vegetable Soup
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#Garlic
Keyword:
#sausage
Keyword:
#onions
Keyword:
#PEPPERS
Keyword:
#kale
Keyword:
#Turnips
Ingredient:
Vegetable
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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