Bean Soup With Kale

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or canola oil
• 8 large garlic cloves, crushed or minced
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 4 cups chopped raw kale
• 4 cups low-fat, low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
• 2 (15 ounce) cans beans, such as cannellini or navy, undrained
• 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried italian herb seasoning
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup chopped parsley

Recipe

• in a large pot, heat olive oil. add garlic and onion; saute until soft. add kale and saute, stirring, until wilted. add 3 cups of broth, 2 cups of beans, and all of the tomato, herbs, salt and pepper. simmer 5 minutes. in a blender or food processor, mix the remaining beans and broth until smooth. stir into soup to thicken. simmer 15 minutes. ladle into bowls; sprinkle with chopped parsley.