One of the vegetables offered this week was kale.. I considered substituting it out since I have never cooked w/ kale (have I even eaten it before? My husband thinks it's in minestrone soup..?). I decided to go for it and try something different. So in search of a good kale recipe (allrecipes.com wasn't much help this time), I asked on the cooking board on thenest.com. Thank you blogger Savory Spicy Sweet for suggesting your Bean and Kale Soup ! It was delicious!!! I have to admit I was a bit wary of how it would turn out, but even my husband commented that this was one of the best soups he's ever had... that says a lot coming from him! ;)
I made a few changes.. mainly added chicken to the recipe. You can see the original recipe by clicking on the link above.

2 chicken breasts, cut to bite size pieces
4 cups chopped raw kale (1 bush)
1 tbsp olive oil
4 garlic cloves (for once I used real garlic as opposed to powdered! Thank you Door2Door ;)
1 cup frozen chopped onions
4 cans chicken broth
2 cans beans (I used white and pinto)
1 can diced tomatoes
2 tsp Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
Parmesan cheese
Chopped parsley
DIRECTIONS
In a skillet, brown chicken in some olive oil.
Heat olive oil in a large pot.
Add garlic and onion. Sauté until soft.
Add kale and stir until wilted.
Add cooked chicken, broth, beans, tomatoes, herbs, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil then simmer 20 minutes.
Ladle into bowls.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.
1 comment:
I am so glad you liked it! Great idea to add the chicken!
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