kale & white bean soup
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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!
(1 rating)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For kale & white bean soup
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4links chicken sausage (casing removed and make meatballs
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1/2ea. bell peppers - red, yellow, orange (diced)
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4 clovegarlic (minced)
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1 lgturnip - (diced)
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132 oz. chicken broth - low sodium and fat free
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1 can14.05 oz. cannellini beans (rinsed and drained)
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1 bunchfresh kale, chopped (about 1 pound) stems removed
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1 mdwhite onion
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olive oil for sauteing
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salt and pepper
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chopped scallions for garnish
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shredded parmesan cheese for garnish (optional)
How To Make kale & white bean soup
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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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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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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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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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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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