Turnip Green Soup

Greens, Greens, Greens! Hallelujah, greens are back! This soup will give you a whole new way of experiencing turnip greens. And you'll get a host of good nutrients along the way. Enjoy the season!

What you need:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 pound kielbasa sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces

• 1 onion, chopped

• 5 cups chicken broth

• 1 large bunch turnip greens, chopped

• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans great Northern beans, rinsed and drained

• 1 package vegetable soup mix

• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 pinch Creole seasoning

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions:

• Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook kielbasa and onion in the hot oil until the onion is tender, 5 to 7 minutes; set aside.

• Chop turnip greens into small bite size pieces. In a large sauce pan or dutch oven heat 1 tbsp. olive oil. Saute greens in oil until thoroughly wilted.

• In the same pan, stir in chicken broth, great Northern beans, vegetable soup mix, hot pepper sauce, garlic powder, Creole seasoning, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Stir kielbasa mixture into the boiling broth mixture, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer for 2 hours.

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