Healthy Bean Soup With Kale

Excellent soup! I didn't change anything except to add 1/2 lb of spicy sausage and it gave great flavor. Will make again!

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This was very good. I used fresh carrots and a little celery chopped up in the food processor. I also cooked it in the crockpot for about 6 hours after sauteing the onions, garlic, and kale as directed. It seemed like an awful lot of garlic, but it mellowed out nicely. We served it with parmesan on top, yum! The only thing I will change next time is to chop up the kale into very small pieces, maybe with the food processor, to make the soup easier to eat--it was a little sloppy this time.

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A very easy and good for you soup! The only thing I changed was to use fresh carrots rather than canned. I peeled, chopped and added to the saute at the start.

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Excellent recipe. It's so simple to make and has relatively few ingredients. I used my stick blender to puree a portion of the soup. This is my favorite way to puree soups. The flavor was so good I forgot to top it with the parmesan cheese. My husband said it was good even though it had spinach in it. I didn't tell him it was actually kale. After the soup was done cooking and after I sampled it I did add about a half cup of rice. It didn't change the flavor but made the vegetables more tolerable to my husband who is usually a vegetable hater. I will be making this again. Thank you for posting it!

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YUM! I'm enjoying this soup now. Since cans are lined with BPA, I do not use canned foods. I substituted 1 c dried beans, soaked using the quick-soak method. I included the soaking water in the final product. I then used 2 3/4 cups fresh, diced tomoato. I added Hot Italian Chicken Sausage in with the onions in the beginning. YUM YUM YUM.

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Excellent soup! The blended bean/broth mixture makes this nice and thick and the spices, onion, and garlic give it so much flavor. Just perfect!! You caught my eye with the health benefits of lutein in the tomato, but this is soooo delicious too. And kale is in the cabbage family which makes it a cancer preventative. One serving has all the adult daily requirement of vitamins A & C! Very easy to put together. I used great northern beans, and only one can because that's all I had. Topped it with a dash of cayenne and Nutritional Yeast 'Parmesan' Nutritional Yeast 'Parmesan'. Thanks for my fabulous lunch today, Barbara!

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Really excellent and actually healthy! I added some pieces of parmesean rind with the broth. They flavor the soup and become chewy and delicious.

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Loved It!!!!!! I added quite a bit more Kale than called for.We didn't even miss the meat. Hearty and delicious...

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I LOVE this soup! As a vegetarian it's much easier to make my own soups than worry about how pre-made ones are prepared... and my very meat-loving boyfriend request this soup frequently!

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I had my doubts when I started with this recipe because it doesn't contain any meat. Initially the first day I thought it was okay, but seemed lacking flavor. After a day and night in the fridge that seemed to make all the difference. I couldn't stop eating it. I followed the recipe exactly but added a little tabasco and I used Italian stewed tomatoes. Will make again. Thank you.

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This soup was really amazing. I never had Kale before and I really enjoyed it. Just make sure to cook it long enough so it's not bitter, taste as you go! I added black, canellini, and kidney beans and red peper flakes for some heat. I also used the canned tomatoes with chili's which I really enjoyed! i didn't pure anything and enjoyed the thinner broth! thanks for the recipe!!!

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This is delicious. I halved the recipe since I'm the only kale eater. I used homemade stock, sliced my carrot, added 1 stalk sliced celery, red pepper flakes and 1/2lb LF smoked turkey sausage. I used rotel tomatoes as I always do and the flavor was awesome. Even though I made 1/2 I did add 1 extra cup of stock to compensate for the celery and sausage I added. I let a thick slice of cuban bread soak up the juice. I'm glad this rocks b/c I'll be eating it all week :)

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Loved the soup! I added some orzo but made it as it was given. I served it with Parmesan cheese. It was great and very filling. I definitely will try this again.

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great easy soup using all the things i usually have on hand. used fresh carrots, added a couple cherry peppers in with the onion & garlic, subbed lentils for the white beans, loved it! looking forward to leftovers for lunch. thanks!

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This is hearty tasty soup. I did add some mild Italian sausage to this and it was delicious. I served this with some crusty French bread. thank you for sharing with us.

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Delicious! I added 1 lb cooked chicken sausage and a handful of rice. Loved it!

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Made this soup with a couple of changes and was delicious! I use carrots in many of my soups, so decided to use chopped red potatoes with skin on, instead. Red potatoes are great because they remain firm. I forgot to use the parsley. Not sure if it was to go in the pot AND in the bowls when served, or just in the bowls. I also added a little chili powder at the end. Not enough to make it hot, just to perk it up a little. Instead of Parmesan, I used Romano cheese. Yum! This is inexpensive, hearty and filling.

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Seriously the best soup I've made. Been making it for years and it's always a winner. I add some ditalini pasta (be sure to precook or it soaks up all the liquid, and add a little extra broth as well) and red pepper flakes. The fresh parsley at the end before serving is such a nice touch.

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Since I have never tried kale I wanted to make a recipe that was tried and true. I processed the veggies in the food processor until fine and added 1 can of white kidney beans (all I had) so I added about 1/2 C of pot barley to help thicken the soup. Mine is much thicker than the photos linked to the recipe. Like another reviewer I added my parmesan rinds to flavour the soup instead of topping it on the soup. As much as I enjoyed this soup, I found that 2 tsp of Italian seasoning may be too much for my taste otherwise it was a solid recipe. Thanks for posting Barbara.

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I must admit I was hesitant.... I was interested in trying kale, but not so sure I would like it and I am SOLD! This soup was a great way to introduce my family to kale. It was very hearty, low cal, low fat, and just flat out GOOD! I think next time I might add some bacon just to give it a little extra oomph. I pulled out the bread machine and made a french bread dough, baked that in the oven and served it warm with the soup and had a very satisfying meal on this cold, dreary winter night.

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