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Skinny Kale Vegetable Soup

Sara
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!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 56 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 cups 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
  • 4 oz 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 teaspoon of dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoon of dried basil
  • 2 teaspoon 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 56kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 557mgPotassium: 369mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 4979IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
Keyword gluten free soup, healthy soup, kale soup, skinny kale vegetable soup, Soup, vegetable soup
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