These are the nights I have to get creative with what's in my fridge and pantry. Well lucky me I have the fix-ins for a nice wintry earthy Kale, bean and sausage soup.
I randomly purchased some natural kielbasa last week, it looked good that day. The rest of the ingredients are household staples.
As the soup was cooking my son ran in the house with a friend, they both commented on how good the house smelled and wanted to take a peek in the soup pot, mmm mmm's and smiles followed. My heart was happy.
What's the end result. Well it's a big yummy bowl of goodness.
Here's what I did.
1T of olive oil
14 oz turkey kielbasa sliced
3 big cloves of fresh garlic chopped
1/2 a medium yellow onion dices small
2 stalks of celery diced small
6 baby carrots sliced
1 big bay leaf
a shake of red pepper flakes
1 big bunch of Kale chopped
1 can of cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
3-3 1/2 cups of low sodium chicken broth ( I did not measure)
splash or 2 of red wine vinegar
salt and pepper
handful of fresh Italian parsley
some lemon zest
I first sauteed the kielbasa in the olive oil until browned. Added garlic through red pepper flakes and some salt and pepper. Cook until veg is softened.
add kale, cook down a bit
add beans and broth. Simmer for an hour or so
taste, season as needed
right before serving I add the vinegar, I like vinegar on greens
I like to top my serving with fresh parsley and lemon zest
Today was a great day. Sunny, 70 and a school holiday. A nice day with my son topped off with a great family dinner.
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