Hi there! I want to share a quick recipe I made tonight that is one of my absolute favorite comforting meals – Spicy Tomato Kale Soup. I can’t even begin to tell you all of the many reasons I love this soup – is it is really easy to make, lasts for a few days, freezes well, can feed a crowd, everyone loves it… I could go on and on.
I’d like to point out one of the products I used that is fairly new in my pantry – BioNaturae Strained Organic Tomatoes. These tomatoes are certified organic and come in a BPA free glass bottle, which is a major step up from the BPA filled aluminum cans that most tomatoes come in. Also – these tomatoes are SALT FREE! Which means you can add high quality sea salt to your liking. This is a big deal since most of the salt they put in cans of tomatoes is highly processed, bleached and devoid of minerals.
I used Eden Farms brand cannellini beans which is another guaranteed BPA free product, also free of processed salt and certified organic. These beans add a nice creamy texture to the soup once it is pureed. You’ll never miss the cream that most recipes use in a soup like this!
These two products are a must in your pantry! Add them asap so you can make this yummy soup anytime!
- 1 tsp of olive oil
- 1 white onion chopped
- 4 carrots peeled and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary
- 1 tbsp fresh basil
- 1 tbsp fresh sage
- 1 bay leaf
- 24 ounces of pureed tomatoes
- 1 quart of vegetable broth
- 1 can of Eden Farms cannelloni beans strained and rinsed
- 2 cups water
- 1 bunch of kale chopped
- Heat olive oil on medium heat in a large pot
- Add onion and carrots and cook for about 4-5 mins
- Add garlic next and cook another 2 mins
- Add spices, broth, water, and tomatoes to pot and bring to a boil
- Once soup is at a boil, reduce to simmer and add beans
- Simmer soup for 25 mins
- Discard bay leaf and puree soup using a hand blender
- Add chopped kale to pureed soup and stir into pot
Let me know if you plan on trying the recipe and what you think!
Have a great end of week!
Food Babe
In addition, I would suggest rinsing the Eden cannellini beans to remove the residue. The beans are good.
Also, always ruse eal water or at best filtered water, not bottled. Ionized water is better than reverse osmosis, but either are superior to packaged “dead” water. I recommend everybody have a whole house filter too, which facilitates better vegetable washing and even your shower.
Will try this soup. Looks delicious.
Good point Alan! I will modify the recipe with that step – rinsing the beans is so inherent in preparation, I sometimes forget to state the little but crucial steps! Which whole house water filter do you recommend?
I’m looking into whole house water filters also and would love to hear what brand you have/recommend. I need all the help I can get since it is a rather large investment.
4 stage is the best! I want a whole house filter myself… maybe I’ll ask for that for my birthday.
This recipe sounds great! I can’t wait to try it out! Thanks also for the heads up on bionaturae having strained tomatoes available in a glass jar. I shy away from canned tomatoes and usually prefer the boxed kind (like Pomi Tomatoes). There’s also a brand of boxed beans I end up using when I can’t get ahold of Eden Organic ones but the name escapes me now.
Thanks Charlene – Glad to hear you are staying far away from products containing BPA!
I made this for dinner over the weekend & it was amazing! I also used your sweet potato quesadilla recipe & turned it into a pizza & added some mushrooms as a topping, it was also amazing. Thanks for the recipe ideas, can’t wait until you post more
Wow – Thanks for sharing. I’m so glad you liked it!
I’ve been planning to make this for weeks and finally got around to it tonight. It’s so good!!!! Can’t wait to have leftovers tomorrow.
Just had some frozen left over tonight! I’m glad you liked it.
Hi Foodbabe. I made this a couple of nights ago and I loved it! I loved it so much that I store 4 portions in the freezer for a later date (going into hospital next month and need comfort food when I come out as I won’t be able to do much for 2 weeks – all will be good!) My husband heard me rave on about the soup as I had my second portion last night. Tonight, he requested that for dinner! This is a big deal as he is carnivore
Thanks for a super recipe! 
This soup looks amazing, I’m going to try this for dinner tonight. I had a chuckle at the ingredients – I use the exact same brand of canned beans and strained tomatoes! We order both off Vitacost for the best prices.
I’ve been meaning to start making more “freezable” meals. Can you recommend a storage container? We use Pyrex for everything, but I feel like they won’t be good for freezing.
Great minds – buy alike
Pyrex works great in the freezer – that’s my method of choice. Just make sure you leave a little room at the top for the liquid to expand when it freezes. I’ve also cooled the soup and used freezer zip locks too. Good Luck!
i made this last night and had if for breakfast! lovelovelove it. thanks…
This was so delicious. I forgot the two cups of water but it still turned out great!! Thanks for all of your healthy recipes. Do you put the kale in ahead of time for frozen portions and leftovers?
Vani -
You never fail to amaze me. This past year, 2012, I decided to change my life over to a non-gmo, non pesticide, nearly meatless, organic lifestyle. I haven’t even looked back, I lost 10 pounds in the first month (which puts me at my acceptable weight) and I’ve started feeling fantastic. Your website changed my life! This recipe is one of the many that I simply love of yours, you have yet to fail me!
- Devyn
I am trying to eat Paleo so no beans for me– do u think that will totally change everything??
Nope… you could just leave them out… won’t be as creamy though
You could use another paleo friendly vegetable for starch instead… parsnips or cauliflower might work.
do you think i can make this without the beans? i try to follow a mostly paleo diet and so I don’t eat beans but this recipe looks really good and I am obsessed with kale and would love to try it but don’t want to have it not turn out if I don’t use the beans. i’ve omitted ingredients in recipes before and they have been disasters!
Yes….you could just leave them out… won’t be as creamy though You could use another paleo friendly vegetable for starch instead… parsnips or cauliflower might work.
I will try that. thanks!
Sounds delicious!! Thanks!
Can I use fresh/regular tomatoes? And if so, would I need to modify the recipe? thanks!
I added some browned italian sausage at the end, but after my first bite I knew the soup would have been amazing enough without that. Wow! So creamy and chock full of good ingredients. Thanks for a great real food recipe.
Made this at the weekend for lunch for me, my husband, and 22 month old daughter, we all loved it. Had some leftovers for lunch today (from the freezer), and I think it was even yummier!
Soup was delicious!! The only thing i didnt do was puree…But it was so good! will be making this again! My almost two year old son even loved it!!
ur whole blog is amazing thank you!!!!
Sounds delicious! Just found your site and love it!!! Thanks!
Do you make your own veggie stock? There aren’t any brands in my local grocery store that I’m ok with. I make my own chicken stock and always sub that for beef stock and sometimes veggie stock but wasnt sure if there was a good brand available i could order for when I’m short on time
Yes, Food Babe makes her own when she can but she likes Pacific brand when she doesn’t have homemade.
I was wondering how to do this if I’m using dried beans that I buy in bulk. I don’t used canned goods, so need to convert.
Thanks!
Hi Marilyn – use 1/2 cup dried beans or about 1 1/2 cups cooked beans in place of 1 can of beans.
Made this soup today. Very yummy and filling! I used home canned (in mason jar) tomatoes from my sisters garden. Would love to have the nutrion and calorie breakdown for the receipe to enter into my food log. Thanks for the recipe…will definately go into my regulars!
made it yesterday and loved it, I had no carrots so I used parsley root instead. Delicious!