Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Kielbasa Chard or Kale and Barley Soup is for Dinner.

Kielbasa Chard or Kale and Barley Soup takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Kielbasa Chard or Kale and Barley Soup takes 65 minutes to cook.

Kielbasa Chard or Kale and Barley Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Kielbasa Chard or Kale and Barley Soup are:

2 Tb. Olive Oil
1 Large onion ~ chopped
3 or 4 cloves Garlic ~ minced
Salt and Pepper to taste (they say Kosher)
12 cups Chicken broth (an use part boullion & water)
(there recipe say 8 cups)
1/2 cup slightely mounded pearl barley
1 bunch Chard or Kale ~ center rib removed,
leaves chopped.
8 or 9 small Yukon gold or new potatoes ~ diced
18 to19 oz of really good sausage ~ split and split again then cut into small bite size pieces.
1 tsp, paprika
1/2 tsp smoke flavor

Here is how you make Kielbasa Chard or Kale and Barley Soup:

Heat olive oil in large pot/kettle, med, heat. Add onions and garlic, saut`e, stir often, cook maybe 5 min. Add broth and barley, season with salt and pepper to tast.Bring to a boil and cook barley covered for 15 min. Add char (or kale) abd potatoes and cook another 15 min. Untill potatoes are almost tender. Stir is Kielbasa, paprika and smoke flavor and cook till sausage is heated through and potatoes are tender. About 5 min. more. Yummy~~ serve with rolls and salad, will fill an even bigger group! Hearty and worm comfort food. We Love this!Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NANANANCYW.

The nutritional information for Kielbasa Chard or Kale and Barley Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 311.5

• Total Fat: 14.4 g
• Cholesterol: 30.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,584.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
• Protein: 12.5 g