White Bean + Kale Soup

White Bean + Kale Soup:

Ingredients

• 3 cans of cannellini beans

• 1 box of vegetable broth + 1 cup of vegetable broth

• 2 tbsp. of olive oil

• 1 medium size yellow onion- diced

• 2-3 carrots- diced

• 2-3 stalks of celery-diced

• 2-3 handfuls of kale

• 4 garlic cloves- minced

• 2 tsp. of dried parsley

• red pepper flakes- add as much as you want depending on how hot you like it, I add 1 tsp.

• 2 tsp. of dried rosemary

• 2 tsp. of dried thyme

Directions:

• Rinse 1 can of cannellini beans. Add to a blender with 1 cup of vegetable broth and pure until smooth liquid. Set aside

• In a large pot, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil for about 3-4 minutes

• Add celery and carrots,- sauté for about 5-6 minutes

• Add 1 box of vegetable broth and the remaining 2 cans of cannellini beans (rinse beans before adding to the soup). Add dried spices at this time- thyme, parsley, rosemary, red pepper flakes

• Simmer for about 20 minutes and then kale

• Once kale is added, cook for another 10 minutes

• Serve and Enjoy! Optional to add fresh parmigiana