Bean Soup without bacon

1 tablespoon olive oil or canola oil 8 large garlic cloves, crushed or minced 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 4 cups chopped raw kale 4 cups low-fat,[...]

1 tablespoon olive oil 2 Italian sausages, diced 1 leek , sliced 2 garlic cloves , minced 2 carrots , diced 2 celery ribs , sliced 3 tablespoons all-purpose[...]

2 cups dried Pinto beans 2 cups dried baby Lima beans 1 pound ground chuck beef , browned first, Optional 2 cans low sodium Chicken broth 2 cans low sodium[...]

1/4 cup baby lima beans * 1/4 cup white beans 1/4 cup black beans 1/4 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 1/4 cup pink beans * 1/4 cup kidney beans 1 teaspoon salt[...]

3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion , chopped 2 garlic cloves , chopped 1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped 1 carrot , sliced 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1[...]