White Bean and Kale Soup with Chicken Sausage

Serves 8 to 10
Time 40 min
White Bean and Kale Soup with Chicken Sausage

At your game party serve this hearty soup and learn the budget power of using a little bit of flavorful sausage to create a lot of satisfying food. Let guests garnish their bowls with sliced red onions, hot sauce, crumbled Feta cheese, fresh chopped herbs or whole-grain croutons.

Special Diets:

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Ingredients

    2 containerslow-sodium chicken broth, divided
    1 package (12-ounce)The Original Brat Hans Chicken Sausage, such as Roasted Artichokes and Olives or Spinach & Feta, sliced
    1 largeyellow onion, thinly sliced
    Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
    7 cups<a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2646">cooked white beans</a> (cannellini, navy or great northern), divided
    1 bunchorganic kale, stems and tough ribs removed, leaves roughly chopped

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Method

Heat 1/4 cup broth in a large pot over medium heat.


Add sausage slices and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated and sausage is just browned, about 10 minutes.


Add onions, salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 10 minutes more. (Add a generous splash of broth to the pot if onions begin to stick.)


Meanwhile, put 3 cups beans and 2 cups broth into a blender and purée until smooth; set aside.


Add remaining broth to sausage mixture in pot and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits.


Add kale, reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until wilted and softened, about 5 minutes.


Uncover, add remaining 4 cups beans, bean purée, salt and pepper and simmer until hot throughout, about 5 minutes more.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

310

Total Fat

6g

Saturated Fat

1.5g

Cholesterol

25mg

Sodium

510mg

Total Carbohydrate

45g

Dietary Fiber

16g

Total Sugars

2g

Protein

22g

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