White Bean and Kale Chicken Soup

Adding beans to your recipes can increase your protein intake, leaving you full for a longer period of time.

Ingredients

• 4 cups shredded cooked chicken

• Leaves from 4 large stalks of kale, chopped

• 1 medium zucchini, diced

• 2 cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

• 2 medium-sized sweet vidalia onions, diced

• 1 cup celery, sliced thin

• 2 cups green cabbage, sliced into thin ribbons

• 4 cloves garlic, minced

• 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth

• 3 tbsp. olive oil

• 1 tbsp. lemon juice

• 1 tbsp. dried parsley

• 1 tsp. dried oregano

• 1/4 tsp. salt

• 1 tsp. black pepper

Directions

1. To a large stockpot, add oil, onion, and celery, and sauté over medium-high heat for about 7 minutes.

2. Add cabbage, and continue to sauté for 3 minutes until cabbage wilts.

3. Add garlic, and sauté for another 1–2 minutes.

4. Add chicken broth, shredded chicken, cannellini beans, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper, and boil for 5 minutes.

5. Add kale, zucchini, and lemon juice, and boil 1–2 minutes until kale has wilted and zucchini has softened. 

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