Italian White Bean and Kale Soup
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 290.5
- Total Fat: 10.1 g
- Cholesterol: 23.0 mg
- Sodium: 661.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 34.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
- Protein: 17.6 g
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Introduction
I got the basis of this recipe from Epicurious and made a few alterations to make it what it is. There are healthier versions, but oh well, this is yummy and not too bad nutritionally :) I got the basis of this recipe from Epicurious and made a few alterations to make it what it is. There are healthier versions, but oh well, this is yummy and not too bad nutritionally :)Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
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decent pinch or two of salt
6-7 cloves garlic, chopped
2 stalks Celery, chopped
1.5 cup chopped Onions
1 1/2 cup chopped Carrots
4-5 cups cooked white beans
5 cups chopped Kale
5 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 links sweet Italian Sausage
2 quarts (8 cups) Water, more if needed
2-3 cups chopped Tomatoes, or 1 can diced.
1 tsp dried rosemary, ground
1-2 Bay Leaves
3 oz parmesean cheese (a great use for a remaing rind), grated may have the best results
Tips
add additional water if needed. If using dried beans, make sure they have soaked overnight and maybe boiled for 30 before being added to the soup.
Directions
in a large soup pot, slowly brown the sausage (out of the casing, broken up) on medium-low heat, remove the sausage (set asisde for adding later), retain fat in the pot.
Sweat the onion, celery, garlic and carrots with the salt in the sausage fat for 10 minutes on low heat. If you do not have enough fat for proper sweating, add a little olive oil.
When the onion is translucent, add the beans, rosemary, tomatoes, bay leaf, beans, parmesean, broth, and half of the water to the pot. Simmer for 40 minutes, longer if using dried beans that have been soaked overnight.
Add in the kale, sausage and remaining water. simmer for 15-20 minutes. both beans and kale should be tender. If not, keep simmering until they are. Enjoy!
Serving Size: Makes 8-10 servings depending on serving size.
Sweat the onion, celery, garlic and carrots with the salt in the sausage fat for 10 minutes on low heat. If you do not have enough fat for proper sweating, add a little olive oil.
When the onion is translucent, add the beans, rosemary, tomatoes, bay leaf, beans, parmesean, broth, and half of the water to the pot. Simmer for 40 minutes, longer if using dried beans that have been soaked overnight.
Add in the kale, sausage and remaining water. simmer for 15-20 minutes. both beans and kale should be tender. If not, keep simmering until they are. Enjoy!
Serving Size: Makes 8-10 servings depending on serving size.