PORTUGUESE KALE SOUP
This delicious and hearty sausage and kale soup is simple to make. This soup makes wonderful leftovers and also freezes well. Serve with a crusty piece of bread for a comforting meal.
Ingredients
- 1-2 tbsp Olive oil
- ½ cup Onion diced
- 2 each Carrot diced
- 2 each Celery diced
- 1 each Pepper (jalapeno, Thai chili, Fresno, serrano) diced and seeded
- 2-3 clove Garlic diced or minced
- 6-8 oz Sausage (linguica, andouille, kielbasa) diced
- 3 cup Kale cut with stems removed.
- 14 oz Diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp Oregano dry
- 1 tsp Thyme dry
- 4 cup Chicken broth
- 14 oz Kidney Beans drained and rinsed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add 1-2 tbsp olive oil to a large pot on medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes. Add garlic, herbs, sausage and kale and cook until kale begins to wilt.1-2 tbsp Olive oil, ½ cup Onion, 2 each Carrot, 2 each Celery, 1 each Pepper (jalapeno, Thai chili, Fresno, serrano), 2-3 clove Garlic, 6-8 oz Sausage (linguica, andouille, kielbasa), 3 cup Kale, 1 tsp Oregano, 1 tsp Thyme
- Add diced tomatoes and chicken broth, bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce temperature to low and place lid on pot. Simmer for 20 minutes.14 oz Diced tomatoes, 4 cup Chicken broth
- Add kidney beans and simmer for another 20 minutes.14 oz Kidney Beans
Notes
Nutritional value based upon the use of andouille sausage. Turkey smoked sausage will lower that amount of fat in recipe.
CAL 308 CARBS 20G FAT 16G PROTEIN 15G FIBER 7G SUGAR 6G