Potato Kale Soup

Serves 4-6 people.
Ingredients:
•  2 tablespoons butter
•  1-1/2 cups chopped onion
•  2 cloves garlic, minced
•  7 cups chicken or turkey broth
•  4 cups chopped peeled red potatoes
•  1/2 tsp. salt
•  1/2 tsp. ground pepper
•  1 tsp. dried basil
•  1 bay leaf
•  6 cups chopped fresh kale
•  1/2 cup dry white wine
•  1/3 cup cream cheese

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until tender about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Stir in broth, chopped potatoes, salt, pepper, bay leaf; bring to a boil. Add white wine and cover letting it simmer for about 15 minutes or until potatoes are cooked.

Stir in kale, basil and cream cheese. Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes or until kale is tender. Remove the bay leaf. Remove about a third of the potatoes and mash; add this back to the pot and serve. I sprinkled some Parmesan in top also.