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Creamy Potato Kale Soup

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Creamy Potato Kale Soup

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  • cook the kale a little bit in the broth to take away the bright greeny-ness
  • don’t blend all the kale in at once - blend some first and then check the color
  • use less kale
  • stop caring about what people think about your green soup
  • Author:Pinch of Yum
  • Total Time:40 minutes
  • Yield:8
  • tablespoon sbutter
  • large yellow onion, roughly chopped
  • large potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
  • cup schicken or vegetable broth
  • -3 cup schopped kale, stems removed
  • cup smilk
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Heat the butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the onions and potatoes and saute until golden brown, 5-8 minutes, sprinkling with salt and pepper. Add 6 cup sof the broth and the kale; simmer for 5-10 minutes until the kale softens and becomes a darker green.
  • Transfer the soup to a heavy-duty blender. Puree for 2-3 minutes or until the soup is completely smooth. Transfer the pureed soup back the pan and stir in the milk and the remaining 2 cup sbroth depending on how thick you want the soup to be. Season with salt and pepper and serve with yummy paninis, toasted wheat bread, or crackers, cheese, and hummus.
  • Prep Time:15 mins
  • Cook Time:25 mins
  • Category:Dinner
  • Cuisine:American
  • Taylor @ Food Faith FitnessUM that picture of your nephew? I died of cute overload. He is ADORBS.My hubby loves broccoli soup and hates kale. I love kale.I foresee this in our future…He can just believe its broccoli. So, I am all about that green color.Win!Pinned05/21/14 @ 7:57 amReplyLindsayI want to nibble his cheeks. <305/27/14 @ 8:21 amReply
  • LindsayI want to nibble his cheeks. <305/27/14 @ 8:21 amReply
  • AJ @ Hungry-KitchenGreat post!! It actually made me laugh out loud a few times as we could totally relate! A few months ago we watched Alison’s nephew and I had the bright idea that I would also try to cook an elaborate dinner because how hard could watching a 1-yr old be.I think we ended up ordering a pizza…..AJ05/21/14 @ 7:57 amReply
  • Karen @ SoupAddictI’m totally in the don’t-care-what-people-think-of-green food camp! How can you not love something that’s so fresh and vibrant? (Brown food scares me sometimes. I give oatmeal a pass because, you know, oatmeal, but gloppy brown cafeteria casserole … el passo.) Green! My garden kale are tiny seedlings right now, and they’ll be so happy in this soup when they’re all grown up in a few weeks.05/21/14 @ 7:58 amReply
  • Laura @ Raise Your GardenWho doesn’t love soups like this? And yes, making dinner with young kids is beyond impossible, and yet, they wanna eat, like 3 meals a day, like they expect it or something and get all cranky on you when you want to skip out.Luckily, my kids are totally not picky and I can just tell they will love this! Not to mention they’ll be wearing most of it so I better dress them in green.My only question is what type of potato you used. I’ve just learned over the years it can make a big difference in a recipe. The blueish kind get all mushy gross on me. Yukon maybe? Red potato?05/21/14 @ 8:06 amReplyLindsayI used a regular russet potato, like the kind you would use for a regular old baked potato.05/27/14 @ 8:21 amReplyCarolI don’t add milk, I serve it the way it is made and add a big scoop of yogurt to it in the bowl and grated cheese..yum..04/03/17 @ 4:46 pmReply
  • LindsayI used a regular russet potato, like the kind you would use for a regular old baked potato.05/27/14 @ 8:21 amReplyCarolI don’t add milk, I serve it the way it is made and add a big scoop of yogurt to it in the bowl and grated cheese..yum..04/03/17 @ 4:46 pmReply
  • CarolI don’t add milk, I serve it the way it is made and add a big scoop of yogurt to it in the bowl and grated cheese..yum..04/03/17 @ 4:46 pmReply
  • DaniJust wait til you need to make dinner AND take photos of said dinner with 2 adorable mini ons around 🙂I cook dinner 3 hours ahead of time during afternoon nap or else we eat at 7 o clock which equals complete chaos from everyone starving. Ahh babies gotta love em…..totally worth it. 🙂05/21/14 @ 8:16 amReplyLindsayYeah. THAT.05/27/14 @ 8:23 amReply
  • LindsayYeah. THAT.05/27/14 @ 8:23 amReply
  • Sweet and Savoury PursuitsWhat a delicious way to combine potato and kale! The colour looks amazing!05/21/14 @ 9:22 amReply
  • Liz B. @ Umami LifeThis looks great, and super simple to make!https://thatumamilife.wordpress.com/- a clean eating bento blog. Japanese or Asian-inspired.05/21/14 @ 9:37 amReply
  • TraciI’m all about a green soup! Bring on the green! Looks great!05/21/14 @ 9:56 amReply
  • Sarah @ Making Thyme for HealthI honestly don’t know how parents do it. My brother has twin baby girls and the thought of keeping up with both of them, especially alone, makes my head spin.At least Bjork got some soup though! It looks fantastic. I’ll definitely be pinning it for later. Oh, and I love the picture of the kale under the water. Great shot!05/21/14 @ 10:32 amReplyLindsayThank you! I loved that one too. 🙂05/27/14 @ 8:24 amReply
  • LindsayThank you! I loved that one too. 🙂05/27/14 @ 8:24 amReply
  • DaleSeriously. What is wrong with green soup? I am SO making this!05/21/14 @ 10:41 amReply
  • Liz@Virtually HomemadeOK - now I am craving soup. I feel like I should be able to just eat this soup off my screen. Looks delicious and somehow comforting 🙂 Pinned05/21/14 @ 11:23 amReply
  • Natalie @ Whole Plate WellnessI’m totally in the, “who cares what color it is - it’s delicious!!” camp. I’m sure you’re just making everyone at work jealous with your delicious healthy lunch! 😉 Definitely going to have to try this out!05/21/14 @ 11:49 amReply
  • ami@naivecookcooksLindsay I was planning my quinoa veggie bowl but you girl spoiled it all!! This soup is all I want now!05/21/14 @ 12:29 pmReply
  • taylor @ greens & chocolateYes, bring on the kale!!05/21/14 @ 1:20 pmReply
  • Melanie @ Bon Appét'EatHi Lindsay!Without writing a whole book in this comment box, I am telling you kids at home and healthy meals ON TIME is the most challenging.I have been meaning to start blogging a looooong time ago… I thought on my mat leave it would be super easy to get started. Right. Then, we got baby#2. Mmh still not that easy. And then, I figure that the moment will never be right.Sooo, I am a food blogger with a 3 and half years old and a 18 months! I have peeled potatoes before with my daughter in the carrier, rocking her!We just discover ourselves new talents, and we adapt!I just wanted to share with you, when it will be yours, you will adapt and work around his schedule and you will love cooking little meals!In the meantime, enjoy your gorgeous nephew!!05/21/14 @ 2:20 pmReplyLindsayWow - more power to you! I don’t know how you wondermoms do it. Thanks for the comment! 🙂05/27/14 @ 8:25 amReply
  • LindsayWow - more power to you! I don’t know how you wondermoms do it. Thanks for the comment! 🙂05/27/14 @ 8:25 amReply
  • Amanda PaaSoup is a savior for quick weeknight meals for us, especially ones that have so few ingredients like this! We watched Brian’s 3 nephews for a weekend and wow, ya, no idea how they do it.05/21/14 @ 3:23 pmReplyLindsayCRAZY town. I am tired just thinking about it.05/30/14 @ 7:16 amReply
  • LindsayCRAZY town. I am tired just thinking about it.05/30/14 @ 7:16 amReply
  • Jessica @ www.caretakerskitchen.comMy baby turns one next week and I’ll say you go through phases where certain types of food preparation are easier than others. I’m finding it hard to blog about dinner/meals because it’s so difficult to make in advance, shoot, and manage to serve at a reasonable time. It’s so much easier to just to baked goods/dessert since I can shoot them whenever and still have a wonderful dessert when the little one is asleep.05/21/14 @ 3:25 pmReplyLindsayYES! hahaa! love that!05/27/14 @ 8:26 amReplyMarkMy favourite way to use kale and the only way I can get it in the children. Remember to hold 2 cup sof stock back and then only add as much as you need of that otherwise can end up a bit watery if you use milk as well. I think it’s fine without the milk tbh10/30/21 @ 8:39 amReplyAnnemarieThanks for the instructive comment on the recipe. It’s hard to find relevant comments by commenters who actually make the recipe. I guess I don’t get the blog post culture.11/16/23 @ 8:01 amReply
  • LindsayYES! hahaa! love that!05/27/14 @ 8:26 amReply
  • MarkMy favourite way to use kale and the only way I can get it in the children. Remember to hold 2 cup sof stock back and then only add as much as you need of that otherwise can end up a bit watery if you use milk as well. I think it’s fine without the milk tbh10/30/21 @ 8:39 amReplyAnnemarieThanks for the instructive comment on the recipe. It’s hard to find relevant comments by commenters who actually make the recipe. I guess I don’t get the blog post culture.11/16/23 @ 8:01 amReply
  • AnnemarieThanks for the instructive comment on the recipe. It’s hard to find relevant comments by commenters who actually make the recipe. I guess I don’t get the blog post culture.11/16/23 @ 8:01 amReply
  • LizI can’t wait to make this soup! It looks amazing. I have both kale and potatoes in my fridge right now so I have a feeling I will be making this over the weekend 🙂 I won’t be surprised if I take one bite and then run to my room to fetch my recipe book (reserved for only my favorite recipes) to scribble down the recipe as quickly as possible.I am totally with you on the major respect for parents. I babysat my niece (8 months old) this weekend and boy was I tired afterwards!! I was starving the whole time but between worrying that she was going to crawl right into danger and the fact that I can’t stand how sad she gets when I’m not paying attention to her, all I managed to eat was a granola bar. As soon as I got home I ate a big bowl of cereal and crawled into bed for a long nap.05/21/14 @ 3:44 pmReplyLindsayThat’s what I love about this - most of the time I’ll have all these ingredients on hand! win!05/30/14 @ 7:17 amReply
  • LindsayThat’s what I love about this - most of the time I’ll have all these ingredients on hand! win!05/30/14 @ 7:17 amReply
  • Debra @ Worth CookingOh! We are dairy free, but I am going to try this with coconut milk. I like coconut milk and spinach, so I am sure coconut and kale soup would be great.Getting dinner on the table with little kids sometimes is pretty impossible… 😛 *chop veggies* *nurse baby* *put veggies in pan* *answer questions asked by preschooler* *stir veggies* *take marker from toddler* *scrape burnt veggies into trash* *repeat* One time it took my husband and I two hours tag teaming to make broccoli and ground beef in a chicken broth gravy to serve over rice. It was sad.05/21/14 @ 4:34 pmReplyLindsayThese are the days that you’ll remember and miss when the kids are a little older… Right?? Or maybe not. 🙂05/27/14 @ 8:28 amReplyDebra @ Worth CookingI am sure I will. 😀 It was a few weeks ago so I can laugh about it now. Kids are totally worth all the craziness they bring.05/28/14 @ 11:14 amReplyLucindaWhen you substituted coconut milk for the milk did you use full 2 cup s?09/14/14 @ 9:39 amReplyDeluxeTHE BEST dairy-free alternative is to use Cashew Milk - it tastes creamy.Soak 1 cup of cashews (preferably raw) in water overnight. Drain. Rinse. Blend with 3-4 cup sof water. Strain if necessary.. Use as you would regular milk.01/27/15 @ 2:10 pmReply
  • LindsayThese are the days that you’ll remember and miss when the kids are a little older… Right?? Or maybe not. 🙂05/27/14 @ 8:28 amReplyDebra @ Worth CookingI am sure I will. 😀 It was a few weeks ago so I can laugh about it now. Kids are totally worth all the craziness they bring.05/28/14 @ 11:14 amReply
  • Debra @ Worth CookingI am sure I will. 😀 It was a few weeks ago so I can laugh about it now. Kids are totally worth all the craziness they bring.05/28/14 @ 11:14 amReply
  • LucindaWhen you substituted coconut milk for the milk did you use full 2 cup s?09/14/14 @ 9:39 amReplyDeluxeTHE BEST dairy-free alternative is to use Cashew Milk - it tastes creamy.Soak 1 cup of cashews (preferably raw) in water overnight. Drain. Rinse. Blend with 3-4 cup sof water. Strain if necessary.. Use as you would regular milk.01/27/15 @ 2:10 pmReply
  • DeluxeTHE BEST dairy-free alternative is to use Cashew Milk - it tastes creamy.Soak 1 cup of cashews (preferably raw) in water overnight. Drain. Rinse. Blend with 3-4 cup sof water. Strain if necessary.. Use as you would regular milk.01/27/15 @ 2:10 pmReply
  • dirtgirlThis will definitely be on my ‘must try’ list as I adore kale, but sadly just can’t seem to grow it here in Sydney and it costs a fortune to buy!Soups are a big hit in our house, especially as we head into Winter.Loved the pic of your cute nephew and can entirely relate to the ‘tag team’ effort to get anything done, that alone prepare or eat any food. I spend 3 days every week at my daughters helping her with my non sleeping 8 week old granddaughter, wow, talk about hard work and we thought having our 5 and 3 yr old grandsons to stay for a week was tiring…..05/21/14 @ 4:35 pmReply
  • Matt RobinsonThis looks so incredibly good! Naomi just gave birth to our new son this morning and I am going to make this for her when she comes home. Love the pics too!05/21/14 @ 5:12 pmReplyLindsayMatt! Congrats to you and Naomi! I saw his picture the other day on Instagram - what a sweetie!05/27/14 @ 8:29 amReply
  • LindsayMatt! Congrats to you and Naomi! I saw his picture the other day on Instagram - what a sweetie!05/27/14 @ 8:29 amReply
  • Carol at Wild Goose TeaI love soup. I love potato soup. This is a variety of potato soup I do not have. Hey I love that pic of your husband the baby. Your post made me laugh. Anyway I pinned the recipe because this is something I will actually make. Yahoo!05/21/14 @ 5:59 pmReply
  • AbbyCRAVING! Even with its green-eggs-and-ham appeal.I bet it would be super with some sweet potatoes swapped for some of the white. Maybe even a lovely shade of greenish brown.05/21/14 @ 6:22 pmReplyLindsayMmmm, green brown soup. hahaha. I do love me some sweet potatoes and kale though!05/30/14 @ 7:18 amReply
  • LindsayMmmm, green brown soup. hahaha. I do love me some sweet potatoes and kale though!05/30/14 @ 7:18 amReply
  • JOAN AT SIMPLE GREEN MOMSKale is one of my favorite super foods! I must say, never thought of turning it into a soup - looks amazing! Using the vitamix tonight! Thanks for the post!05/21/14 @ 7:43 pmReply
  • TieghanSo gorgeous! Love that kale shot!05/21/14 @ 10:49 pmReplyLindsayThanks Tieghan! Always a three ring circus juggling the camera, my hands, the food, etc… but it’s fun. 🙂05/27/14 @ 8:29 amReply
  • LindsayThanks Tieghan! Always a three ring circus juggling the camera, my hands, the food, etc… but it’s fun. 🙂05/27/14 @ 8:29 amReply
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Instructions

  1. Heat the butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the onions and potatoes and saute until golden brown, 5 8 minutes, sprinkling with salt and pepper. Add 6 cups of the broth and the kale; simmer for 5 10 minutes until the kale softens and becomes a darker green.
  2. Transfer the soup to a heavy duty blender. Puree for 2 3 minutes or until the soup is completely smooth. Transfer the pureed soup back the pan and stir in the milk and the remaining 2 cups broth depending on how thick you want the soup to be. Season with salt and pepper and serve with yummy paninis, toasted wheat bread, or crackers, cheese, and hummus.
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