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 mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 56 kcal
- 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
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.
Calories: 56kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 557mgPotassium: 369mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 4979IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
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