How to Make Caldo Verde (Green Soup)
This classic Portuguese Soup is satisfying in every way. Traditionally, the soup is done with water, but chicken stock adds greater depth of flavor in this recipe. Chicken sausage instead of the traditional chorizo makes for a more diabetes-friendly dish. The kale adds a vibrant green color that gives Caldo Verde it’s name. Feel free to play with different types of greens like collard greens or spinach.
*Look for fully cooked chicken sausage (your choice of flavor) with <500 mg sodium per 3 oz link.
20 min prep time
40 min cook time
8servings
1 1/2 cups
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large soup pot, add the sausage and cook until it’s lightly golden all over, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the sausage from the pan, transfer to a bowl and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
- Meanwhile, add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan. Add the garlic and cook until it just starts to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until it’s soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Then add the potatoes and mix well, allowing them to get hot, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, about 4 minutes.
- Add the cooked sausage back to the pot along with the chicken stock. Cover the pot and bring the soup to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently until the potatoes are just cooked and fork-tender, about 15 minutes.
- Add the greens and cook at a gentle simmer until the kale is bright green and wilted, about 5 minutes. If you want to prepare the soup ahead of time, hold the kale and add just 5 minutes before serving. Season with salt, black pepper, and a pinch of cayenne pepper for heat.
Nutrition facts
8 Servings
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Serving Size
1 1/2 cups
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Amount per serving
Calories
180
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
9g
12%-
Saturated Fat
1.7g
9% -
Trans Fats
0g
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Saturated Fat
-
Cholesterol
35mg
12% -
Sodium
470mg
20% -
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%-
Dietary Fiber
2g
7% -
Total Sugars
3g
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Dietary Fiber
-
Protein
12g
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Potassium
530mg
11%
Ingredients
olive oil
3 tbsp
lower sodium chicken sausage* (sliced into coins or half moons)
3/4 lbs
garlic (minced)
3 clove
large onion (diced)
1
Yukon gold potatoes (peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks)
1 lbs
low-fat, reduced-sodium chicken broth
6 cup
lucinato kale or other greens (stems discarded and roughly chopped)
1/2 lbs
kosher salt
1/2 tsp
black pepper
1 pinch
cayenne pepper
to taste
