Easy Portuguese Kale Soup

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!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 580 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Step 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.