Kale Chowder

ITALIAN CHOWDER WITH KALE

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2883

Serves 4

Here's a satisfying family recipe incorporating seafood into your Health Starts Here™ lifestyle. This recipe originally included cod but I just nixed that and explored the recipe!

Ingredients

2 cups unsweetened almondmilk
1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning --I don't have that so I just used a mixture of seasonings: rosemary, thyme and coriander
3/4 pound baby red potatoes, quartered --I used a mixture of red potatoes and purple potatoes because the purple ones just seemed so colorful!
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1 tablespoon tomato paste (no salt added in ingredients)
1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added cannellini beans*, rinsed and drained
1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes*
1/2 cup sliced celery
1 bunch (about 10 ounces) Lacinato (a.k.a. Dinosaur) kale, stems removed, leaves roughly chopped

Method

Bring almondmilk and Italian seasoning to a boil in a large pot. Add potatoes and onions, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 25 minutes. Using a blender or immersion blender, carefully purée contents of pot. (I put it in my food processor and it became more of a paste than chowder, but then with the almondmilk/water and veggie broth, it was better). Whisk in tomato paste, add beans, tomatoes and celery. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in kale, cover and simmer until kale is tender is cooked through, about 5 minutes more.

Nutrition

Per serving: 270 calories (25 from fat), 3g total fat, 0g saturated fat, 5mg cholesterol, 230mg sodium, 47g total carbohydrate (10g dietary fiber, 7g sugar), 15g protein