Irish Cabbage Quinoa Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 6 cups savoy cabbage, thinly sliced
• 4 ounces canadian bacon, chopped
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in large pot, melt half the butter. add onions, caraway seeds and pepper. cook 5-6 minutes until onions are softened.
• 2 stir in quinoa and broth; bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 3 stir in cabbage, cover and simmer, stirring, 4-5 minutes until cabbage is wilted and quinoa is tender.
• 4 transfer 1/3 of soup to food processor and puree until smooth. return to soup pot and stir in bacon. season to taste with salt and pepper.