Breene’s Vegetable Soup with Kale

This recipe was developed for the slow cooker or dutch oven by one of my beta readers (and sister-in-law) Breene. It is good for anyone who wants a nice, hot meal but doesn’t have a lot of time to cook!

Vegetable Soup with Kale

Ingredients:

6 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
1 large onion diced
2 carrots peeled and sliced
2 celery stalks sliced
About 1 1/2 cup peeled potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 small can kidney beans or beans of choice, drained and rinsed really good
1 small can of diced tomatoes
1-2 large leaves of kale rough cut with stem removed
1 small bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste

Materials:

Large sauce pan or dutch oven
Measuring cups
Cutting board
Knife
Peeler
Strainer

Directions:

1. In dutch oven combine stock, onion, carrots, celery, potatoes and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and simmer 20-30 minutes until veggies are crisp tender, not completely tender.

2. Add whole can of tomatoes, beans, and kale to the soup. Bring to a boil and cook another 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

3. Remove bay leaf. Salt and pepper to taste.

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