Healthy Collard Greens Soup Recipes

COLLARD GREENS & WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Pull the leaves from their stems. Cut the leaves into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil over a medium-high flame until it starts to ripple. Add the rosemary. Let it sizzle for a moment, then add the onion, carrot, and potato. Mix well.
• Turn the heat down to medium-low. Cover and sweat the vegetables for 8-10 minutes or until they are soft and the onion is slightly golden. Stir every so often to prevent sticking or burning.
• Turn the heat up to medium high. Add the chopped garlic. Stir and cook for another 2 minutes until you start to smell its aroma. Add the collard greens and stir-fry until they start to wilt and soften.
• Add the stock and beans, plus their liquid if home-cooked. The beans and vegetables should be well covered with liquid but not drowned. Add a little extra water if needed. Bring the soup to a boil. Partially cover and turn the heat down to low. Simmer, stirring from time to time, for 20-25 minutes or until the greens are very tender.
• Adjust seasoning, then cook 5 minutes more. Mash some of the beans against the sides of the pan to thicken the soup slightly. Stir in the chopped parsley and remaining rosemary. Cook 1 minute, then turn off the heat. Let the soup sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Serve drizzled with a little olive oil, if desired.

HEALTHY COLLARD GREENS SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Saute turkey sausage, onion, and green pepper in hot oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat 5 minute or until lightly browned.
• 2. Add chicken broth, collard greens, black-eyed peas, pepper, and hot sauce; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

SAUSAGE, PASTA, AND COLLARD GREEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Squeeze sausage out of the casings into the hot pan. Cook, breaking sausage up with a wooden spoon, until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain.
• Bring chicken stock to a boil in a large pot. Add sausage, cannellini beans, collard greens, and pasta to the boiling stock. Cook until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.