Spicy Kale and Shrimp Soup

Description

This soup is full of flavor and so healthy! You can adjust the heat by altering the amount of curry paste you use; a little goes a long way. A lemon wedge is the perfect garnish.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil
  • 4 cups chopped kale (ribs removed)
  • 1 teaspoon red curry paste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp
  • 2 (8 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
  • 1 (8 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 lemon, juiced

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir mushrooms
  2. onion
  3. carrots
  4. and garlic in the hot oil until tender
  5. 5 to 7 minutes.
  6. Pour chicken broth into the saucepan; add basil. Bring broth to a boil
  7. reduce heat to low
  8. place a cover on the saucepan
  9. and simmer until the basil seasons the broth
  10. about 10 minutes.
  11. Stir kale
  12. curry paste
  13. salt
  14. and pepper into the broth; bring to a boil again
  15. reduce heat to low
  16. and simmer until kale softens
  17. about 10 minutes.
  18. Stir shrimp
  19. tomatoes
  20. kidney beans
  21. and lemon juice into broth; cook at a simmer until shrimp is bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center
  22. about 10 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 8

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