Soup is a great way to incorporate kale into your diet. Here is a collection of easy and delicious kale soup recipes for you to try.
Potato Kale Soup
Makes 6 cups
Soup is a great way to get acquainted with kale. Here is a quick and easy recipe for kale potato soup that is wholesome and delicious.
1 large bunch of kale (chopped)
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
5 cups (1250 ml) hot water or broth, divided
salt and pepper to taste
Cook the kale and set it aside. (Don't try to cook it with the potatoes - the flavor will be too strong.) In a soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and golden. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the potatoes and 2 cups (500ml) water or broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are soft. Remove half the potatoes and set aside. Puree the rest of the potatoes and cooking liquid until smooth. Return to the soup pot along with the reserved potatoes and steamed kale. (If you prefer a smoothly textured soup puree everything.) Add additional water or broth until desired consistency is achieved. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Variations
*Add 1 cup cooked white beans when you add the kale.
*Add 1 cup fresh corn kernels to soup when you add the kale and simmer for 5 minutes.
*Add cooked, sliced sausage to the soup when you add the kale.
Sausage, Lentil and Kale Soup
Serves 6
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
1 medium yellow onion, diced medium
1/2 cup dried lentils
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 bunch (about 1/2 pound) kale, preferably Tuscan, stems removed, torn into bite-size pieces
Coarse salt and ground pepper
2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar
In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add celery and onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add lentils, broth, and 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat until the soup comes to a fast simmer, partially cover, and cook until lentils and vegetables are tender, 25 minutes. Add kale and season with salt. Return soup to a rapid simmer, cover, and cook until kale wilts, about 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat, stir in vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.
Delicious Slow Cooker Sausage Kale Soup
Makes 4 servings
A quick and easy soup made in the slow cooker. Perfect for a wholesome and satisfying quick and easy dinner.
5 1/2 cups chicken broth
3 carrots grated
4 potatoes, sliced or cubed
4 cups kale, tough stems removed and chopped
1 pound spicy sausage, browned
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 cup cream or evaporated milk
Place the the broth, carrots, potatoes and sausage. Sprinkle salt and pepper flakes over the top. Cover. Cook on high 4 to 5 hours (or low 8 to 8 hours), stirring occasionally. About 15 minutes before serving, add the cream or milk and cook until heated through.
Potato Kale Soup
Makes 6 cups
Soup is a great way to get acquainted with kale. Here is a quick and easy recipe for kale potato soup that is wholesome and delicious.
1 large bunch of kale (chopped)
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
5 cups (1250 ml) hot water or broth, divided
salt and pepper to taste
Cook the kale and set it aside. (Don't try to cook it with the potatoes - the flavor will be too strong.) In a soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and golden. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the potatoes and 2 cups (500ml) water or broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are soft. Remove half the potatoes and set aside. Puree the rest of the potatoes and cooking liquid until smooth. Return to the soup pot along with the reserved potatoes and steamed kale. (If you prefer a smoothly textured soup puree everything.) Add additional water or broth until desired consistency is achieved. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Variations
*Add 1 cup cooked white beans when you add the kale.
*Add 1 cup fresh corn kernels to soup when you add the kale and simmer for 5 minutes.
*Add cooked, sliced sausage to the soup when you add the kale.
Sausage, Lentil and Kale Soup
Serves 6
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
1 medium yellow onion, diced medium
1/2 cup dried lentils
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 bunch (about 1/2 pound) kale, preferably Tuscan, stems removed, torn into bite-size pieces
Coarse salt and ground pepper
2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar
In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add celery and onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add lentils, broth, and 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat until the soup comes to a fast simmer, partially cover, and cook until lentils and vegetables are tender, 25 minutes. Add kale and season with salt. Return soup to a rapid simmer, cover, and cook until kale wilts, about 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat, stir in vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.
Delicious Slow Cooker Sausage Kale Soup
Makes 4 servings
A quick and easy soup made in the slow cooker. Perfect for a wholesome and satisfying quick and easy dinner.
5 1/2 cups chicken broth
3 carrots grated
4 potatoes, sliced or cubed
4 cups kale, tough stems removed and chopped
1 pound spicy sausage, browned
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 cup cream or evaporated milk
Place the the broth, carrots, potatoes and sausage. Sprinkle salt and pepper flakes over the top. Cover. Cook on high 4 to 5 hours (or low 8 to 8 hours), stirring occasionally. About 15 minutes before serving, add the cream or milk and cook until heated through.
Martha McKinnon is a health coach and yoga instructor who believes that eating great & losing weight can be simple & delicious when you focus on nourishing the whole you - body, mind, & soul. Her website is http://www.simple-nourished-living.com. Stop by for a free copy of her E-cookbooklet full delicious granola bar recipes.
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