Green Vegan Stew

Russian kale, Swiss chard, and mustard greens are simmered with lentils and nutritional yeast in this vegan stew that's packed with vitamins.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 3 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 28 mins
• Calories: 196 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 cup lentils
• 1 small onion, diced
• 8 cups vegetable broth
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 2 cups chopped Russian kale, or more to taste
• 2 cups chopped Swiss chard, or more to taste
• 2 cups chopped mustard greens, or more to taste
• 0.5 cup nutritional yeast

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until soft, about 3 minutes. Pour in vegetable broth. Increase heat to high and bring broth to a boil. Add lentils. Reduce heat to medium and cook until soft, about 45 minutes.

Step 2

Stir kale, Swiss chard, and mustard greens into the broth; simmer until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in nutritional yeast, garlic powder, thyme, pepper, and salt. Let soup cool, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer soup to a blender; puree until smooth. Pour back into the pot and reheat, about 5 minutes.