{"id":2500,"date":"2020-10-24T19:33:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T19:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.wordpress.com\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:50:30","slug":"tuscan-kale-potato-bean-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/?p=2500","title":{"rendered":"Tuscan Kale Potato Bean Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brief Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I found the first version of this recipe and was like: “What a great idea!” Then when I tried to make it I decided they had way too many ingredients and complications and so I got it down to its essence. Like there were 8 ingredients which basically matched Penzey’s Italian Herb Blend<\/a> and then some pointless things like onion powder and nutritional yeast so those just went. No one misses them. I did add bacon based on a recommendation from a friend. Unlike the Split-Pea<\/a> soup recipe, when I forgot the bacon one time, I heard about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Servings<\/strong>: Makes enough for us + lunch the next day, as long as there is some bread for dipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time<\/strong>: About an hour, add 15 minutes for unruly children afoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • 6 slices of bacon, cut into 1\/2 inch chunks<\/li>
  • 2 medium yellow onion, chopped<\/li>
  • 2 carrot, chopped<\/li>
  • 4 celery stalks, chopped<\/li>
  • 2 tablespoon minced garlic, I use the jar<\/li>
  • Spice Pack
    • 2 tablespoon Italian Herb Blend<\/li>
    • 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika<\/li>
    • 2 Bay Leaves<\/li>
    • 1\/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • 6 cups reconstituted vegetable stock concentrate<\/li>
    • 6 cups water<\/li>
    • 2 tablespoon\u00a0lemon juice<\/li>
    • 8\u00a0sun-dried tomato halves, finely chopped (in the bag, not oil or water packed)<\/li>
    • 1 tablespoon mellow white\u00a0miso\u00a0<\/li>
    • 6 cups red\u00a0potatoes, skins on, small dice<\/li>
    • 2, 15.5 oz. can\u00a0Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed<\/li>
    • 6 cups Tuscan kale, stemmed and torn into ~1 inch pieces<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Directions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      1. In the large Dutch oven (or similarly large stockpot), cook the bacon over medium heat for 2 minutes. <\/li>
      2. Add the diced onion, carrots, and celery, saut\u00e9 for another 5 to 7 minutes.<\/li>
      3. Add the minced garlic, and spice pack; saut\u00e9 for 30 seconds to 1 minute.<\/li>
      4. Add the vegetable broth, water, lemon juice, sundried tomatoes, then increase the heat to a boil, stir well, then immediately lower to a low simmering boil. <\/li>
      5. Add the potatoes. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are almost tender (~15 to 20 minutes). <\/li>
      6. Add beans and (by handfuls) the kale, stir to incorporate, simmer for 5 minutes.<\/li>
      7. Discard the bay leaf, check for saltiness needs, and eat it like you mean it.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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        Brief Introduction I found the first version of this recipe and was like: “What a great idea!” Then when I tried to make it I decided they had way too many ingredients and complications and so I got it down to its essence. Like there were 8 ingredients which basically matched Penzey’s Italian Herb Blend […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512,"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500\/revisions\/2512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mylifeinexcrement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}