Recipe: Make Portuguese Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried kidney beans
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 1 medium potato, chopped
• 12 ounces fully cooked Spanish chorizo links or Portuguese sausage, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 can (32 ounces) whole tomatoes in puree
• 1/2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
• 2 cups chopped cabbage or chopped kale