EASY PORTUGUESE KALE SOUP

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An easy and delicious way to impress your family and friends! This recipe has a spin on it by using Polish kielbasa instead of linguica. My fiance cannot get enough of this dish Enjoy!

Provided by rn.leeann

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (16 ounce) package kielbasa (Polish) sausage, diced
3 potatoes, cut into cubes
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 cup water
1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
3 carrots, chopped
1 bunch kale, cut into thin ribbons
1 cup small elbow macaroni
6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Steps:

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.
Pour chicken broth and water into the stock pot; add kidney beans, carrots, and kale. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer for 45 minutes.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 580.3 calories, Carbohydrate 60.5 g, Cholesterol 57.4 mg, Fat 28.2 g, Fiber 10.5 g, Protein 23.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 2718.1 mg, Sugar 6.2 g