Kale Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 medium waxy potatoes, like yukon golds, peeled and diced
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4 -6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 fresh bay leaves or 2 dried bay leaves
• 1 lb kale, coarsely chopped
• coarse salt and pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (chick peas)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can can diced tomatoes
• 1 lb diced portuguese chourico, casing removed and chopped
• 2 quarts chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in deep pot over medium heat. add potatoes and onions. cover and cook 5-minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 add garlic, bay leaves and kale to the pot. cover pot and wilt greens 2 minutes. eason with salt and pepper. add beans, tomatoes, chourico and broth to the pot and bring soup to a full boil.
• 3 reduce heat back to medium and cook 5-10 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender.
• 4 serve soup with bread and butter.