Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Kale Soup
This hearty wintertime soup is the perfect thing to whip up on a cold evening. My whole family loves this recipe (minus the kale for my two year-old) and it makes excellent leftovers which is a bonus because it makes quite a bit. One thing I love about this soup is that it’s easy to deconstruct for young or picky eaters and is chock full of nourishing ingredients. My youngest isn’t a fan of kale (unless it’s in a smoothie) and it’s easy to pick it out of her bowl. My oldest has come around to trying kale and will eat it in this soup. Between the chickpeas and bone broth there is plenty of protein in this meal with blood sugar balancing fats, carbs and fiber. I hope you and your family love this recipe as much as we do!
Try serving this soup with hunks of sourdough bread for a cozy meal.
Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Kale Soup
PREP TIME: 15 minutes COOK TIME: 25 MINUTES SERVES: 6
2 Tablespoons ghee or unsalted butter
1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
fat pinch of salt and pepper
2 medium-size sweet potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (about 5 cups)
4 1/2 cups low-salt chicken bone broth or stock
3 cups cooked chickpeas (if from a can rinsed and drained)
1 bunch of kale, tough stems removed and finely chopped
2 Tablespoons nutritional yeast (this adds a lot of flavor so don’t skimp!—See my notes on sourcing quality nutritional yeast)
Preparation
In a large dutch oven over medium heat, melt the ghee. Add the onion and cook, stirring often until lightly browned and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, salt and a pinch of black pepper. Continue to cook for about 1 minute longer, add the sweet potatoes and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, add the chickpeas and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the kale and nutritional yeast, simmer for about 8-10 minutes longer until the kale wilts and the flavors meld together.
Taste for seasonings and adjust as needed. Serve warm.
NOTES—Look for non-fortified, organic and GMO free nutritional yeast flakes for the purest quality.
