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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Healthy and Delicious Food Created With Love!

Food, Glorious Food!!! The food was
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!

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Bean Soup with Kale

Bean Soup with Kale

(recipe by USA WKEND columnist Jean Carper)

*Each serving supplies 7 mg of lutein, a healthy dose for the day

Ingredients

1 tb olive oil or canola oil

8 lg garlic cloves, crushed or minced

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

4 c chopped raw kale

4 c low-fat, low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth

2 (15 oz) cans white beans, such as cannellini or navy, undrained

4 plum tomatoes, chopped

2 tsp dried Italian herb seasoning

Salt and pepper to taste

1 c chopped parsley

Directions

In a large pot, heat olive oil. Add garlic and onion; saute until soft. Add kale and saute, stirring until wilted. Add 3 cups of broth, 2 cups of beans and all of the tomato, herbs, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes. In a blender or food processor, mix the remaining beans and broth until smooth. Stir into soup to thicken. Simmer 15 minutes. Ladle into bowls; sprinkle with chopped parsley.