One-Pot Pork Cannellini Kale Soup
with Carrot & Lemon
No matter the weather, it’s tough not to crave a big bowl of soup (i.e. the culinary equivalent of a bear hug). Tonight’s soup is chock-full of goodness—that is to say, spiced ground pork, chunks of carrots, smooth cannellini beans, and tender curly kale. Bust out your literal or metaphoric blanket, and get ready to wrap yourself in this meal that’s as satisfying as it is delicious.
Ingredients
2 clove
Garlic
3 ounce
Carrot
1 unit
Shallot
4 ounce
Kale
1 unit
Lemon
10 ounce
Ground Pork
1 tablespoon
Tuscan Heat Spice
3 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Cannellini Beans
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince garlic. Trim, peel, and cut carrot into a small dice. Halve, peel, and cut shallot into a small dice. Remove and discard any large stems from half the kale (all for 4 servings); chop leaves into bite-size pieces. Drain and rinse beans. Quarter lemon.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add pork* and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 2-4 minutes (it’ll cook through later). Season with half the Tuscan Heat Spice (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. • Add garlic and cook until lightly browned, 1-2 minutes. • Transfer pork mixture to a plate.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in same pot over medium heat. Add carrot and shallot; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8-10 minutes. (TIP: If veggies begin to brown too quickly, reduce heat to medium low.) Season with remaining Tuscan Heat Spice and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Stir in chopped kale, stock concentrates, 2½ cups water, and ½ tsp salt. (For 4 servings, use 5 cups water and 1 tsp salt.)
• Cover pot, then increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Once boiling, uncover and stir in pork mixture and beans. • Reduce heat to medium low and cover. Continue cooking until pork is cooked through, 5 minutes more.
• Stir a big squeeze of lemon juice into soup. Taste and season with salt and pepper. • Divide soup between bowls. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Ground Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the hearty, flavorful soup; some found it bland and added extra seasoning or ingredients for depth 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated the simple one-pot cooking method, though some noted prep took longer than stated.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more broth, vegetables, or swapping pork for sausage; let flavors meld overnight for better taste.
- Leftovers: Several mentioned the soup improved the next day, with flavors developing nicely for tasty leftovers.
- Portions: Generous servings satisfied most; some even got 3-4 meals from the 2-serving recipe.
Reviews from our home cooks
Soup recipes are always a big win for me, because they are easy to cook! The One Pot Pork Canellini Kale soup is excellent because it is filling and healthy. I think all of the flavors are wonderful together and it is a meal I would never known to make without HelloFresh.
I was pleasantly surprised. I haven't liked kale in the past. Beans often don't agree with my digestive system. However, this "One-Pot Pork Cannellini Kale Soup" is now one of my favorites. It satisfied my apatite, was delicious and there were no digestive issues.
It's disappointing when I order meals for 4 (versus 2) and don't get double the ingredients for double the portions. For example, this recipe calls for the same amount of kale whether 2 or 4 servings. This results in a lot of pork to veggie ratio. Additionally, the carrot I received was super small and I had to supplement with carrots in my fridge.
I like how the soup is packed full of meat & veg & beans, it's not just mostly broth... and the broth might have been just a tiny bit too Tuscan heat-spicy but it's definitely warming, a good fall/winter soup. I ended up not using the lemon at the end because I liked how the broth tasted already & didn't know what the lemon might bring... I might test it with my leftover portion. Also I paired the soup with some cheese toast - in future I think a focaccia or garlic bread would be an excellent accompaniment. All in all an easy & satisfying soup meal.
My family really enjoyed the pork cannellini kale soup. Great comfort food as the weather cools down.
It was a little too much meat and also very thin. I deglazed with a little red wine, added another carrot, and added some instant mashed potatoes to thicken to soup a bit. Flavor was great- consistency was perfect with just a little of the mashed potato.
Overall flavor was good. Not sure the pre-chopped kale was much of a time-saver. More difficult to pick out the pre-chopped stems, and still manage to miss several that made it into the final dish for an unpleasant surprise once in a while. Probably would have been easier to remove stems from whole kale leaves first and then chop. Or used baby kale with more tender stems.
YUM. Great flavors here. Threw the leftover kale in the air fryer and made some crispy chips to put on top for some texture - WOW. Gamechanger.
Soup was delicious. Not sure if lemon was necessary, but it wasn't bad. Added crushed red pepper flakes for some heat and it tasted great
This soup was an amazing. We added some couscous to add a little more structure and that really made the dish!
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