Chard Chicken and Black Bean Soup

Well it is early November and I still have a lot of lettuce. We have had a few nights below freezing and it is still hanging on. I have been covering it at night trying to keep it alive and well. It is great so far.

The other greens are flourishing ! I have been picking a few turnips

and like them diced with eggs in the morning,Ginny not so much.

Our favorite is soup made with Kale. So here is the recipe.

I started with some Russian Kale as the main ingredient ,with a few other greens mixed in. Try this for some very good soup. We have been making a big pot and then freezing half for the winter. We find that it is best as a leftover. The flavors mingle better with time I guess.

I got this recipe from Urban Hippy

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Chicken ,cooked and shredded
• 1 Can(15oz)s Black Beans
• 4 Tbsps Olive oil
• 2 Whole Onions chopped
• 4 Cloves Garlic,chopped
• 6 Cups Chicken Broth
• 12 Cups Swiss Chard,Kale or what have you
• 1 1/2 Tsps Cumin
• 1 Tsps Cilantro,dried
• 1 Salt and pepper to taste
• 3 L Tomatoes,quartered

Directions

1. Sauté onions and the garlic in the oil until golden brown. In a stock pan heat the broth. Add the onions and garlic,the black beans,cumin,salt and pepper. Add the cooked chicken (and the liquid it was cooked in). Bring liquid to a boil and add the greens and the tomatoes and simmer until tender .( Add more broth or water if needed.)
2. Most any greens can be used for this soup. The original recipe called for Swiss Chard. Ginny pressure cooks the chicken until tender and then shreds it . Use the water from the pressure cooker for the stock. We like the dark meat the best,it's up to you. The greens measurement was just a guess ,use what you have and go from there.

The finished product! And did I mention that my cholesterol has gone down a lot since I started eating all of these greens! My doctor has me on a drug and it still was high until my last test. First time below 175 in a long time. I think that something is telling me" it's the diet dummy" !