{"id":6710,"date":"2018-08-15T13:33:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T17:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/?page_id=6710"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:36:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:36:06","slug":"kale-white-bean-soup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/kale-white-bean-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Kale and White Bean Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Mainely Dish&quot; Recipe Video: Kale and White Bean Soup\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1edI4OYguM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Recipe Ingredients and Instructions to Download and Print:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Mainely-Dish-Recipe-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kale and White Bean Soup (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Servings: 5 | Serving Size: 1 cup<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p>6-8 leaves of kale (about 3-4 cups), chopped<br \/>\n1 can (14.5 ounces) white beans, drained and rinsed<br \/>\n1 tablespoon oil, vegetable, canola, or olive<br \/>\n1 tablespoon garlic, minced<br \/>\n1 cup onion, chopped<br \/>\n4 cups low sodium vegetable or chicken broth<\/p>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Wash and chop kale and onion into small pieces (no larger than \u00bd inch square.)<\/li>\n<li>Drain and rinse white beans. Set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Heat oil in a soup pot.<\/li>\n<li>Add minced garlic and chopped onions, saut\u00e9 until translucent.<\/li>\n<li>Add kale to onions and saut\u00e9 for 3-5 minutes, or until kale is bright green.<\/li>\n<li>Add chicken broth and rinsed and drained white beans, and bring to a boil.<\/li>\n<li>Simmer 10-15 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Variations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Make more hearty by adding leftover cooked, chopped chicken, turkey, or sweet sausage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/kale-white-bean-soup\/kale-and-white-bean-soup-label\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11866\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-529x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kale and White Bean Soup: Click on this image for complete nutrition information\" width=\"251\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-529x1024.jpg 529w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-768x1486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-794x1536.jpg 794w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-1058x2048.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-72x140.jpg 72w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-317x613.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-423x818.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-634x1227.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-846x1637.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-951x1840.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-1268x2453.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-Label-scaled.jpg 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,251px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recipe Ingredients and Instructions to Download and Print:\u00a0Kale and White Bean Soup (PDF) Servings: 5 | Serving Size: 1 cup Ingredients 6-8 leaves of kale (about 3-4 cups), chopped 1 can (14.5 ounces) white beans, drained and rinsed 1 tablespoon oil, vegetable, canola, or olive 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 1 cup onion, chopped 4 cups [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":689,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6710","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kale and White Bean Soup - Cooperative Extension: Food &amp; 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