Tuscan Kale and White Bean Soup

4.45 from 9 votes

Tuscan Kale and White Bean Soup

Rich and creamy without any cream, this one pot soup is cozy and full of hearty beans and pasta, healthy kale, and sun-dried tomatoes. Tuscan Kale and White Bean Soup is a complete meal all on its own but is great served with bread or a light salad on the side.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: easy recipe, easy soup, fall recipe, healthyish, vegetarian, winter recipe

Servings:

Author: Jess Smith via Inquiring Chef

Cost: $5.00

Equipment

Dutch Oven or Saute Pan

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil from a jar of sun-dried tomatoes (see note)
1 cup diced yellow or white onion
3 cloves garlic, grated or minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons tomato paste
6 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes
6 ounces dried pasta, like medium shells
1 15 ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 bunch kale, stems removed and leaves chopped (about 3 to 4 cups chopped)
parmesan cheese and black pepper, for serving (optional)

Instructions

Heat a Dutch oven or saute pan over medium heat. Add the oil. When the oil begins to shimmer, add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the onions are soft and nearly translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning, salt, and tomato paste and stir a few more times.
Pour the vegetable stock over the aromatics and cook until it begins to simmer. Add in the sun-dried tomatoes and dried pasta. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the dried pasta is tender (check the package for recommended cook time).
In the last two minutes of cooking, add the beans and kale to the soup so that the kale wilts just as the pasta finishes cooking.
Top the soup with parmesan cheese and black pepper if you’d like.

Notes

Sun-Dried Tomatoes - Be sure to get sun-dried tomatoes in oil so that you can use some of the oil to saute the aromatics. If you can’t find sun-dried tomatoes in oil, you can use olive oil to start the recipe. Measure the sun-dried tomatoes after you’ve chopped them into small pieces.

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