My Trainer's Kale Soup

So much flavor and so easy to customize with your choice of greens! You can even substitute vegetable stock to make this a fully vegetarian dish! Serve with crusty bread for dipping. Tastes even better the next day! Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 233 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 5 carrots, sliced
• 5 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (32 fluid ounce) container chicken stock
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
• 1 cup chopped kale, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, or to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, carrots, celery, salt, and pepper in the hot oil until carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir garlic into vegetable mixture and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Stir chicken stock, black beans, and 1/2 can cannellini beans into vegetable mixture.

Step 3

Blend remaining 1/2 can cannellini beans in a food processor or blender until smooth; stir into vegetable mixture. Add kale and apple cider vinegar to vegetable mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until flavors have blended, 20 to 30 minutes.