Easy Portuguese Kale Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (16 ounce) package kielbasa (Polish) sausage, diced
3 potatoes, cut into cubes
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 cup water
1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
3 carrots, chopped
1 bunch kale, cut into thin ribbons
1 cup small elbow macaroni
6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste (optional)

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a stock pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add kielbasa; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir potatoes into kielbasa mixture, season with salt and pepper, and continue to cook and until the potatoes begin to brown, about 2 minutes.
Pour chicken broth and water into the stock pot; add kidney beans, carrots, and kale. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer for 45 minutes.
Stir macaroni into the soup; continue cooking until the macaroni is tender yet firm to the bite, about 15 minutes. more. Top each bowl with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese to serve.