Last night I made a white bean and kale soup to freeze. I've had good experiences with freezing and reheating soups so I figured I would try a new one. I think soup is underrated in its potential to be a perfectly rounded meal alone.
I actually had enough of this for both of us to bring for lunch today too. I modified it quite a bit from the Better Homes and Gardens Big Book of Italian Recipes, but their recipe was a good base for mine. This is easily made vegetarian by substituting veggie bouillion for the chicken.White Bean and Kale Soup
Makes 6 entree servings
Ingredients:
1 tbsp oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
pinch of crushed red pepper
6 cubes chicken bouillion
4 cups water
2 cans cannellini beans (aka great northern beans), rinsed and drained
1 can diced tomatoes, with liquid
4 cups raw kale, chopped
Directions:
In a 4 qt or larger pot, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent. Add garlic, dried herbs and pepper, and saute one minute more. Add bouillion, water, and tomatoes and bring to a boil over high heat. Add beans and reduce to low. Simmer 5 minutes. Add kale and simmer 5 minutes more. You can salt to taste, but honestly, I didn't add any. The bouillion provided plenty.
I had a burst of energy last night so I also made enchilada style burritos for dinner and to freeze. That recipe follows tomorrow!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
White bean and kale soup - future cooking
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Jeni
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7 comments:
I'm not sure if I've ever had kale. How similar is it to collards?
Jeni, this is really comforting soup. Delicious.
Cheers,
Elra
yumm!!! looks so good!!
I think the texture and flavor are pretty different from collards personally, but they are from the same leafy green family! You should give it a try!
I just made this for my parents and we all loved it! Thanks for sharing the recipe - I will definitely be making it again. : )
Allison
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Awesome! I always love hearing when people try and enjoy the recipes I post :)
This was wonderful. Thank you for posting the recipe. I added a couple of chopped carrots, for good measure!
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