Sweet Potato Kale Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (about 1 pound)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 ounces kale, de-stemmed and chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans reduced-sodium navy beans, drained and rinsed (or other low-sodium beans)
• 3 (15 ounce) cans low sodium vegetable broth
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare sweet potato, onion and garlic and put in large soup pot.
• 2 remove the center stem from the kale and discard. wash and chop kale leaves and add to soup pot. if you don't know how to remove the stems from kale, google: remove kale stems.
• 3 add beans, broth and pepper to soup pot.
• 4 bring soup to a boil then reduce to a simmer. cook until potatoes are soft (about 20 min).
• 5 puree soup with an immersion blender. stop while still chunky, do not over blend.