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Sausage, Kale and Chickpea Soup is for Soup.

Sausage, Kale and Chickpea Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Sausage, Kale and Chickpea Soup takes 90 minutes to cook.

Sausage, Kale and Chickpea Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Sausage, Kale and Chickpea Soup are:

2 large stalks of celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2-3 tsp. olive oil
2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary (or use 1 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed)
3 tsp. finely chopped fresh sage (or use 1 1/2 tsp. dried rubbed sage)
1 T finely minced garlic
12 oz. Chicken or Turkey Sausage
10 cups chicken stock
2 cans diced tomatoes with juice (14.5 oz. can)
1/4 cup tomato sauce
ground black pepper to taste
1 large bunch Kale, washed, dried and finely chopped
2 cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed well (15 oz. can)

Here is how you make Sausage, Kale and Chickpea Soup:

Heat olive oil in frying pan over medium heat, then add chopped onion and chopped celery and saute 3-4 minutes, until soft. Lower heat a little and add garlic, chopped rosemary, and chopped sage, and saute 2-3 minutes more. Put veggie mix into large soup pot with the 10 cups of chicken stock and simmer.Add 1 more tsp. olive oil to frying pan if needed and turn heat back to medium. Add ground sausage and brown. Add sausage to pot with simmering chicken stock. Add canned tomatoes and juice, tomato sauce, black pepper. Simmer about 30 minutes over low heat.While soup simmers, wash kale, dry, and finely chop. Drain chickpeas (garbanzos) in a colander and rinse. After about 30 minutes, add kale and garbanzos to simmering soup mixture. Simmer about 45 minutes more, until kale is completely softened, and all flavors are well blended. Serve hot. May use freshly grated Parmesan cheese. (cheese not added in nutritional info) (Recipe taken from Kalynskitchen.comServing Size: (Makes about 6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AVONWITHJENN.

The nutritional information for Sausage, Kale and Chickpea Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 233.5

• Total Fat: 6.7 g
• Cholesterol: 9.2 mg
• Sodium: 645.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
• Protein: 12.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Sausage, Kale and Chickpea Soup is Low Carb