Hearty Lentil, Kale Potato Soup. Remember that one time I preached about not letting kale rule your life and then posted a recipe with kale two days laterKale Sweet Potato Soup PublixThe irony is killing me. Lentil soup fixes everything. Its totes a cure all. Smashed veggie tacos at 3am Eat lentil soup. Devoured obscene amounts of chocolate when it was or wasnt that time of the monthEat lentil soup. Broke your toe Eat lentil soup. Lentils are just lovely. The healthy vegetarian recipe blog. Thats totally my kind of feel good soup and I cannot wait to make it once we return home after all the Thanksgiving festivities. This hearty soup loaded with chicken, kale, sweet potatoes and veggies, will warm your bones on this cold winter we are having And the leftovers are perfect. This soup is total detox in a bowl. Like its impossible to get sick if youre eating it. Chock full of veggies, fiberful lentils and chunks of taters, this truly is one hearty bowl of heaven. I took it for lunch today in my new fave thermos thats meant for small children not full grown hummusapiens. I heated it up at 7. It wasnt as hot by noon, but it was still plenty warm and enjoyable. Thermos my new BFFL. This recipe is super easy to make and pretty darn customizable as well. Feel free to swap in sweet potatoes and leave the potatoes out all together. Use spinach instead of kale if you so fancy. I used half a bag of frozen kale from Trader Joes that I thawed in the micro and it worked just fine. The only thing you really cant change is the type of lentil. Red lentils cook much faster and will turn this soup into mush, so make sure to use brown lentils unless you want to eat goop soup. You can grab a whole bag of lentils for less than a couple bucks. Im just not digging green smoothies at the moment. I mean I just havent been in the mood. I want to eat all my veggies in a bowl of warm and fuzzies thats obnoxiously slurpable. Done and done. Hearty Lentil, Kale Potato Soup. Salt and pepper, to taste. Heat olive oil in a heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Add onion, celery and carrots and saut until softened, about ten minutes. Add lentils, broth, water, salt, garlic, cumin and coriander. Stir together and bring to a boil. Once soup has reached a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 2. Add chopped potatoes and simmer, covered for 1. Add kale and simmer, covered for 5 more minutes, or until kale is wilted. Remove from heat and stir in red wine vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Kale and Potato Soup with Turkey Sausage. October 1. 8, 2. 01. Gina. A hearty soup made with kale, potatoes, carrots, and sausage. Im feeling a bit under the weather this week. It seems I caught a cold from my toddler who just entered Pre K. Along with her projects, crafts, and books, shes been taking home a new cold each week lucky meRight now hot tea and soup are on the menu. I thought I would make something from the archives that I havent made in a while, something with lots of vitamins and antioxidants to help me kick this cold. So I made this soup, which really hit the spot. Its a meal in a bowl and kale is one of the healthiest vegetables around, high in vitamins K, A and C with both antioxidant and anti inflammatory benefits. This soup will taste as good as the sausage you purchase, so be sure to find an Italian turkey or chicken sausage that you like, either would work. If you want this a little spicy, you can certainly use a hot sausage instead. Vegetarians could swap the sausage for soyrizo and vegetable broth. Kale and Potato Soup with Turkey Sausage. Skinnytaste. com. Servings 6 Size 1 23 cups Points  6 pts Smart Points 5. Calories 2. 32 Fat 4 g Carb 3. Fiber 5. 5 g Protein 1. Sugar 3 g. Sodium 6. Ingredients 1. 4 oz reduced fat Italian chicken or turkey sausage. Seven Fires. Directions In a large Dutch oven or pot, cook sausage over medium low heat. Turn and cook until brown, about 1. Remove from pot, let cool and cut into thin slices. Add oil to pot, add onions and carrots cook on medium until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add broth, water and black pepper, bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add cooked sausage, potatoes, red pepper flakes and bring back to a simmer. Cook covered for about 4 minutes. Add kale and bring back to a simmer. Cook partially covered until the potatoes and kale are cooked, about 5 6 minutes. Adjust salt if needed.