White Bean Kale Sausage Soup

Since I am a HUGE soup fan, naturally I made a new soup recipe on this cold Sunday. Try to look for low fat sausage, I went with a Turkey Sausage from Butterball.

Be sure to add your meal into your myfitnesspal app and to weigh/measure out all of your portions!

Serves 4-6 with leftovers
Time: 1 hour

What You'll Need:
12 oz Turkey Sausage (I used Turkey Sausage: Polska Kielbasa by Butterball)
1 Bunch of Fresh Kale (about 10 oz)
1 small Yellow Onion
4 (15 oz) cans White Beans (I used No Salt-Added Cannellini Beans) 
5 cups Chicken Broth (I used Low Sodium)
5 Cloves Garlic, minced
1 Bay Leaf
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Mrs Dash Extra Spicy Seasoning 
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Dice Onion, throw into large cooking pot that's been lightly sprayed with non-fat cooking spray
2. Slice Turkey Sausage throw it into the pot and then add Minced Garlic. Start to sautee
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*After:

3. Wash and roughly chop Kale, set aside

4. When the Onions are soft and the Sausage begins to brown, add Kale, Mrs. Dash, Garlic Powder, Bay Leaf, 4 cups of Broth, bring to a boil then simmer for 5-10 min

5. In a strainer, add all the cans of Cannellini Beans, rinse thoroughly

6. In a blender add 1 cup Broth and 2 cups rinsed Cannellini Beans, blend until smooth

7. Finally, add blended Bean/Broth mixture and the rest of the rinsed Beans to the pot, heat through

8. Take out Bay leaf, measure out portions and enjoy!! 

*Mine made 13 cups worth!

1 Serving Size:
2 cups Soup 349 calories
2 tsp Grated Parmesan Cheese 20 calories
Total Calories: 369 Calories

*A huge thanks to this website for a great recipe! I only switched up a few things. http://www.fivehearthome.com/2014/09/21/easy-white-bean-kale-sausage-soup/?crlt.pid=camp.2kK2ucdwyLa4