Kale/Tomato and Bean soup from Slow Cooker Book

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Hi - here's the recipe from Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook. I love my slow cooker in the winter, it makes eating soups and stews so effortless:

42 oz vegetable broth (homemade or packaged - if packaged find lower sodium versions!)

1 15 oz can tomato puree

1 15 oz can white, cannellini or great northern beans (I'm sure you could use dried beans as well if you pre-soaked them)

1/2 cup rice

1 med size yellow onion chopped

2 cloves garlic

2 tsp dried basil

salt and pepper to taste

1 lb kale with stems removed and leaves coarsely chopped into wide ribbons

Optional - 1 lb sweet Italian sausage cooked all the way through and thickly sliced

For serving - parm cheese and drizzle of olive oil

- Combine broth, tomato puree, beans, rice, onion, garlic and basil in slow cooker season w/ salt and pepper, stir to blend and cook on low for 5-7 hours

- Stir in kale (you may have to do it in batches), and sausage (if using it)- continue to cook on low for 20-30 ,minutes until Kale is tender

- Serve w/ a drizzle of olive oil and parmesan cheese

I was good - as I said, DH ATE it!

Take care,

Donna