Kielbasa and Kale Soup
Source of Recipe
-Phyl
List of Ingredients
3½ Cups [ 2 cans 13-3/4 oz. ea.] chicken broth
1 10 oz. package frozen chopped kale, collard greens or spinach*
8 oz. kielbasa or other fully cooked smoked sausage
1 (19 oz.) can cannelloni [white kidney beans] or other canned white beans
3/4 Cup uncooked pasta (elbow macaroni or Ditalini)
8 to 10 drops hot pepper sauce; optional
Recipe
1. Put broth and frozen chopped kale into a heavy 4-quart pot over high heat.
2. Slice sausage in 1/4 inch thick rounds. Add to pot. When mixture boils; reduce heat, cover and let simmer.
3. Meanwhile rinse and drain beans; add to pot with macaroni.
4. Simmer 8 minutes or until macaroni is tender. Stir in pepper sauce.
*Our family preference is spinach.
Suggestion: You might want to have an extra can or two of chicken broth on hand if you have soup left over as the pasta tends to drink up the broth on storing.