Slow Cooker Italian White Bean and Kale Soup
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6
 
a delicious and easy to make hearty meal with flavorful Italian seasonings made in the slow cooker.
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
  • 1 - 32 ounces container chicken stock
  • 1 - 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 cans -15.5 ounces each cannellini beans, undrained
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ cup yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 3 cups chopped kale
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Rinse the uncooked quniona and add it to a slow cooker along with 2 cups of chicken stock.
  2. Add in the undrained diced tomatoes and one can of undrained cannellini beans.
  3. Add minced garlic, chopped yellow onion, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper. I typically start with 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
  4. In a blender, combine the remaining 2 cups stock with the remaining can of cannellini beans. Blend until smooth. Pour into the slow cooker and stir.
  5. Cook on high for 3-4 hours.
  6. Wash the kale, and finely chop the kale removing the stems.
  7. About 15 minutes before ready to serve, add chopped kale and season to taste.
  8. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.
Recipe by Purely Katie at https://www.purelykatie.com/slow-cooker-italian-white-bean-kale-soup/