Now that it’s winter I’ve been craving a good hearty soup lately. This Skinny Kale Vegetable Soup only has 40 calories per serving and is so delicious!
Author:Tastefulventure
Prep Time:20 mins
Cook Time:1 hour
Total Time:1 hour 20 mins
Yield:6-8 1x
Category:soup
Cuisine:vegetarian, gluten free
Ingredients
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12cups water
6 vegetable bouillon cubes
6 cloves of garlic sliced thin
A thumb of fresh ginger sliced thin
1 sweet onion diced
4 bay leaves
3 celery stalks diced
3 carrots sliced
1 red pepper diced
2 yellow zucchini diced
4oz sliced mushrooms (I used a gourmet blend of Shiitake, Oyster, and Bella)
4 dinosaur kale leaves chopped
salt and pepper to taste
pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
2 tsp of dried oregano
2 tsp of dried basil
2 tsp of thyme
Instructions
In a large stock pot, bring water to a boil and dissolve vegetable bouillon cubes.
Once dissolved, add bay leaves, onion, garlic, and ginger until they begin to soften, about 7-8 minutes.
Add celery, carrots, and red pepper, and continue to cook 4-5 minutes.
Once simmering add yellow zucchini, mushrooms, and kale leaves.
Season with salt, pepper, oregano, basil, and red pepper flakes to taste.
Bring to a boil, then simmer on med-low heat for 25-30 minutes.
Remove from heat, then remove Bay Leaves, (Do not eat the Bay Leaves), serve immediately.