Best Kale White Bean Stew Recipes

KALE, WHITE BEAN, AND FARRO STEW

Steps:

• Blend contents of 1 can cannellini beans with its liquid in a blender until pureed.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, carrots, Spanish onion, and leek in hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Stir farro into the vegetable mixture; add water, pureed cannellini beans, the drained cannellini beans, diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, zucchini, tomato paste, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Stir the mixture well and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the pot, and simmer until the farro is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Stir kale, salt, and pepper into the stew. Add more water to the stew if needed to keep everything covered in liquid and continue cooking until the kale is bright green and fully tender, about 30 minutes more.

WHITE BEAN AND KALE STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and celery and season with salt. Cook vegetables, stirring, until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium high and add tomatoes and their juice. Cook, stirring, until mixture begins to caramelize, about 3 minutes.
• Add 7 cups water, potatoes, and beans, and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes, then stir in kale.
• Cook, covered, until tender, about 2 minutes, then season with salt and pepper. Top with Parmesan.

WHITE BEAN, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, KALE AND OLIVE STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; sauté until tender, about 10 minutes. Add squash; sauté Add bell peppers and stir to coat with onion mixture. Add broth. Cover and simmer until squash is just tender, about 10 minutes.
• Mix kale and sage into stew. Cover and cook until kale wilts, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add beans and olives and stir until heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer stew to large shallow bowl. Sprinkle generously with cheese.

KALE AND WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Cook kale in large pot of boiling salted water 1 minute. Drain. Transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain. Squeeze out excess water. Coarsely chop kale.
• Heat olive oil in medium pot over medium heat. Add chopped carrots, celery, shallots, and garlic; cook until soft, stirring, about 15 minutes (do not brown vegetables). Add white wine and simmer until liquid is slightly reduced, about 7 minutes. Add white beans, 4 cups broth, thyme sprigs, and bay leaf and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes. Add kale and simmer 5 minutes longer. Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Add more broth by 1/2 cupfuls to thin stew, if desired. Mix in Sherry wine vinegar and chopped fresh herbs. Season with salt and pepper.

KALE, WHITE BEAN, AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, celery, and carrot until tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add potatoes and 4 cups water. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Mash half the contents of the pot until slightly thickened.
• Add kale and beans and continue cooking until kale is tender, 6 to 8 minutes more.
• Stir in vinegar and adjust seasoning if necessary. Drizzle with oil before serving.

SHRIMP, WHITE BEAN AND KALE STEW

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring occasionally, until the edges are browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the kale, season with salt and pepper and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Stir in the white beans, chicken broth, 1 cup water and a pinch of salt. Add the bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer; cover and cook until the kale is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Put the baguette pieces cut-side up on a baking sheet and broil until toasted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Add to the simmering stew, cover and cook until opaque, about 3 minutes. Season the stew with salt, if needed. Discard the bay leaves, then divide the stew among bowls. Drizzle with more olive oil and serve with the bread.

WHITE BEAN, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, KALE AND OLIVE STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy, large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions, and sauté over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add butternut squash, bell peppers and garlic; sauté 10 minutes. Add broth; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add kale and sage; cover and cook until the kale wilts, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add beans and olives, and stir until heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the stew to large, shallow bowl. Sprinkle generously with grated cheese, if desired.
• *Note: Substitute Kalamata olives, sold at Greek and Italian markets and some supermarkets.
• Servings: 8.
• Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 390; Total fat 10g; Saturated fat 1.5g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 470mg; Carbohydrate 68g; Fiber 15g; Protein 14g; Vitamin A 840%DV; Vitamin C 470%; Calcium 35%DV; Iron 35%DV.
• *Daily Value.

SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEAN STEW WITH KALE

Steps:

• In a heavy nonreactive 4-6 quart dutch oven combine drained and rinsed beans 8 cups stock and a generous pinch of kosher salt. Bring to boiling Reduce heat and simmer partially covered 30-45 mins until beans are tender stirring occasionally and adding stock if level is below top of the beans Beans should move about easily in the stock Cooking time for beans varies from batch to batch Meanwhile in a 12 in skillet heat the 3 Tbsp olive oil over med heat. Cook onion in oil until celery, carrots and garlic, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and dried thyme Stri well Cook 5-7 mins. add crushed tomatoes season with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper cook 5 mins longer Add to simmering beans In a large pot of slightly salted boiling water cook kale for 5 mins Drain set aside to cool When cool enough to handle squeeze any remaining water from Kale then coarsely chop kale Rinse and wipe out skillet In skillet cook sausage in 1 tsp olive oil over medium heat about 3 mins until well browned on each side. When beans are tender, add kale and sausage to beans in Dutch oven. Simmer 10 minutes Taste for seasoning Let stand 30 mins. Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Makes 8 servings

KALE AND WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Put the chopped kale with the water in a soup pot, cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until kale is tender, stirring occasionally. Add onion, garlic, MatoZest, black pepper and red pepper. Continue to cook, uncovered, for 5-7 more minutes. Add beans, tomatoes and vegetable broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve.

KALE & WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Cook kale in large pot of boiling salted water 1 minute. Drain. Transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain. Squeeze out excess water. Coarsely chop kale.
• Heat olive oil in medium pot over medium heat. Add chopped carrots, celery, shallots, and garlic; cook until soft, stirring, about 15 minutes (do not brown vegetables). Add white wine and simmer until liquid is slightly reduced, about 7 minutes. Add white beans, 4 cups broth, thyme sprigs, and bay leaf and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes. Add kale and simmer 5 minutes longer. Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Add more broth by 1/2 cupfuls to thin stew, if desired. Mix in Sherry wine vinegar and chopped fresh herbs. Season with salt and pepper.

KALE & WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Add oil to pot,add onions, garlic, salt, & kale cook over med until kale wilts. Add red pepper, black pepper,beans,tomato,stock, bay leaf,epazote. cook for 30 mins.