Lentil Minestrone | MyPlate

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
• 1 yellow onion (peeled and chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 3 carrots (scrubbed and diced into 1/4-inch pieces)
• 1 celery stalk (diced into 1/4-inch pieces)
• 1 sweet potato (scrubbed and diced into 1/4-inch pieces)
• 1 zucchini (diced into 1/4-inch pieces or 1 cup of frozen zucchini)
• 2 cups canned low-sodium, diced tomatoes (including liquid or fresh tomatoes)
• 1/2 cup lentils (brown or red)
• 8 cups water
• 1 cube low-sodium chicken bouillon
• 4 cups kale (washed and chopped into 1/4-1/2-inch pieces)