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Butterbean & Kale Soup

Thick, hearty soup of butterbeans and kale with garlic and Parmesan — ready in 20 minutes.

5 June 2026
Butterbean & Kale Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 x 400g tins butterbeans, drained
  • 150g kale, roughly chopped
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 800ml vegetable stock
  • 40g Parmesan rind (optional)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt, pepper, chilli flakes

Method

  1. Soften onion and garlic in oil 5 min.
  2. Add beans, stock and Parmesan rind; simmer 10 min.
  3. Roughly mash a quarter of the beans to thicken; add kale and cook 5 min.
  4. Season with chilli flakes, salt and pepper. Remove Parmesan rind.