Spicy Kielbasa Soup
(low fat, low calorie recipe)


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My friend, Karen Calanchini of Redding, CA, adapted this recipe from a recipe that appeared in the Taste of Home's Light & Tasty Magazine, May 2003 issue.

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Spicy Kielbasa Soup

1/2 pound reduced-fat smoked turkey kielbasa, sliced and each slice cut into fourths
1 medium
onions, chopped
1 medium green or red bell pepper, chopped
1 celery rib with leaves, thinly sliced
4
garlic, cloves, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced sodium and fat free chicken broth
1 can (15-ounces) black beans or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) fire roasted crushed tomatoes*
1 small zucchini
squash, sliced
1 medium carrot, shredded
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 green onions, white and some green, chopped
Zest from one lemon

*Fire-roasted tomatoes may be found in the Natural Foods section of some grocery stores.

In a nonstick skillet, cook kielbasa over medium heat until lightly browned.  Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; cook an additional five minutes.  Stir chicken broth, beans, tomatoes, zucchini, carrot, parsley, red pepper flakes, and pepper; cover and cook on a low simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and serve in soup bowls. Serve with a sprinkle of green onions and lemon zest.

Makes 5 (1-1/2 cup) servings

Spicy Kielbasa Soup - Nutritional Information

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Item Amount Fat Grams Calories WW Points
turkey kielbasa, smoked, reduced-fat 1/2 pound
(8 ounces)
12 280 7.1
onion, medium 1 each 0 60 1.4
green pepper 1 each .2 30 .9
celery 1 rib or stock .1 10 .7
garlic 4 cloves 0 20 .9
chicken broth, fat-free 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) 1 10 .7
black beans 1 can
(15 ounces)
1.75 385 6.2
tomatoes, crushed 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) 0 100 2.5
zucchini, small 1 each .2 26.5 .7
carrot, medium 1 each 0 35 .6
green onions 3 each 0 10 .6
Recipe Totals 15.2 966.5 22.3

Recipe makes 5 servings.

Each Serving Totals - 3 Fat Grams, 193.3 calories, 4.4 WW Points