Easy Portuguese Kale Soup
Description
This easy recipe for Portuguese kale and bean soup with potato, sausage, and carrots is a hearty and delicious way to impress family and friends!
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 onion, chopped
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3 cloves garlic, chopped
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1 (16 ounce) package kielbasa (Polish) sausage, diced
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3 potatoes, cut into cubes
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1 tablespoon salt
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1 tablespoon ground black pepper
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2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
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1 cup water
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1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
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3 carrots, chopped
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1 bunch kale, cut into thin ribbons
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1 cup small elbow macaroni
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6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
Directions
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Heat olive oil in a stock pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add kielbasa; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir potatoes into kielbasa mixture, season with salt and pepper, and continue to cook and until the potatoes begin to brown, about 2 minutes.
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Pour chicken broth and water into the stock pot; add kidney beans, carrots, and kale. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low; simmer soup for 45 minutes.
3
Stir macaroni into the soup; continue cooking until the macaroni is tender yet firm to the bite, about 15 minutes more. Top each bowl with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese to serve.