Vegan Portuguese Kale Soup

For a quick main dish, serve up this vegan version of Portuguese kale soup, filled with juicy tomatoes, veggie patties, and creamy potatoes.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 471 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed
• 2 cups chopped kale, or to taste
• 4 vegan burger patties
• 1 small onion, diced, or more to taste
• 10 cups vegetable stock, divided
• 1 (26 ounce) can whole plum tomatoes with juice, or to taste
• 2 pounds potatoes, cut into bite-sized cubes
• 0.5 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper, or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon adobo seasoning
• 0.5 teaspoon sazon seasoning

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add vegan burger patties; cook, flipping halfway, until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cut into bite-sized cubes.

Step 2

Heat remaining oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, chipotle pepper, salt, and pepper. Saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup vegetable stock and tomato paste; bring to a simmer. Add the browned vegan patties and plum tomatoes with juice.

Step 3

Pour remaining vegetable stock into the tomato mixture. Sprinkle in adobo seasoning and sazon. Bring to a boil. Add potatoes and kale; cook until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.