My Recipe: Kale and Red Pepper Minestrone recipe

by: fdrers Kale and Red Pepper Minestrone

This was invented in my kitchen on a whim, and I love how it turned out. I don't remember exactly what I did; some of these are guesswork. But I'm sure it'll turn out generally the same!

Created on : 06-05-2009

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Ingredients ( 8-12 )

2 cups organic vegetable broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 can of white beans
1/4 cup of dried lentils, washed, drained
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cups of kale, roughly chopped
5 cloves of garlic, minced
2 Tbsp of Italian seasoning
Pinch of sugar
Dash of hot sauce
3 Tbsp of olive oil
Parmesan cheese for topping (optional)

Directions

Finely chop red pepper and onion. Roughly chop kale
Heat oil on medium heat in the bottom of a stock pot. When it starts to smoke, throw in onions and peppers and sautee.
After about 3 min, throw in garlic and sautee for about 30 secs before pouring in vegetable broth, tomatoes, and tomato sauce.
Bring to a boil. Add in the rest of the ingredients.
After about 10 minutes, turn the heat to low and cover the pot. Simmer for anywhere from 1-3 hours.
Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.