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Healthy Chicken Soup with Kale
This healthy chicken soup with kale is a soul warming dish. It's easy to make with just a handful of ingredients and full of fresh vegetables and herbs. Perfect for cooler weather and low calorie.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
40
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
55
minutes
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Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
290
kcal
Author:
Becky Hardin
Ingredients
2
chicken leg quarters
2
cups
kale
2-3
carrots
4
baby potatoes
1
can 15 ounces tomato sauce
1
onion
4
bay leaves
14
cups
water
1
lemon
1
tsp
salt
Instructions
Peel carrots, baby potatoes and onions
Chop carrots into bite size pieces
In a large pot add 14 cups water, chicken quarters, tomato sauce, bay leaves, onion, potatoes, carrots and salt
Bring to boil, then simmer for 1 ½ hours
Remove kale leaves from stems.
Chop kale leaves
Add chopped kale leaves into soup and boil for 10 minutes
Remove chicken leg quarters from soup, shred them and remove bones
Add shredded chicken back in the soup
Squeeze juice of lemon in soup
Enjoy while still warm!
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Nutrition
Calories:
290
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
30
g
|
Protein:
17
g
|
Fat:
13
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Cholesterol:
71
mg
|
Sodium:
1278
mg
|
Potassium:
1155
mg
|
Fiber:
5
g
|
Sugar:
8
g
|
Vitamin A:
8959
IU
|
Vitamin C:
81
mg
|
Calcium:
129
mg
|
Iron:
3
mg