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All The Single Ladies

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Soup for 2 – one for me, and one for me tomorrow!

I just made this up as I went along with a slight idea of the direction I wanted to go.

I knew I wanted a soup.

I knew I wanted butternut squash.

I picked up some herby chicken at the butcher today to add some heft to it.

I knew I wanted coconut milk as the creamy base.

I knew I wanted some frozen kale involved.

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I started with that butternut

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Tossed in olive oil, 1 tbsp maple syrup, cinnamon and salt.

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And baked for 30 minutes at 425*

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This herby organic chicken breast pair was a single girl treat from the Organic Butcher in town. It’s just chicken packaged with olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper. I could have done this at home, but ya know, it’s single girl week and the rosemary is covered in snow!

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Seared in a pan, it turned out AWESOME!

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I deglazed that same pan with 1/2 a cup of water (major steam!) and then added my roasted squash

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Somebody’s gonna have an amazing salad for lunch this week! I saved a little of each just for that purpose!

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I also got this kale at Whole Foods recently. I have never seen frozen kale before! I love kale, and I love it raw, steamed, smoothied and chipped. I wanted to see if frozen was any good because geez that would save so much time and money!

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And for a soup, it was perfection! Super duper easy.

The last ingredients were 1 cup coconut milk and 1/2 cup cooked wheatberries and a pinch of herby salt.

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Walnuts for a crunchy garnish

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Served two big bowls – one for tonight and one for later!

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Served with a side of toast that I nearly forgot in the oven!

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I just chewed down a piece of dark chocolate for dessert! Seems to be the theme of the week 🙂

Today was super productive – go me! Just a few more things to do tonight and maybe tonight I’ll start my book! [Last night was a bust].

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  6. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    Frozen kale?! I’ve never seen that before! You’re soup looks like what I had for dinner too, except mine has white beans and celery in lieu of wheatberries. 🙂

    I hope you guys keep that snow up there – ATL can’t handle being crippled again. LOL!

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  18. Lisa says

    Yum – I make a soup very like this one, but with sweet potatoes and no chicken. So good. I put lots of ginger and garlic in too – definitely warms you up!

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  25. Kelly says

    Yum! That looks so good! I’ve never seen frozen kale before either but I buy frozen spinach for smoothies all the time. I’ll keep my eyes open for the frozen kale, when our Whole Foods finally arrives in Charlotte. I’m being so patient waiting on it. 🙂

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  31. Rosalie says

    I was wondering whether, for applications such as this, you’d recommend full-fat or “lite” coconut milk? Or do you think it’s really a matter of preference? I tend to have both on hand but I’m never sure which one to choose for which use (baking, soups, curries, etc.)–your input would be appreciated!
    Thanks!

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    • KathEats says

      I use Trader Joe’s Lite (i think it has great flavor) because I don’t miss the thickness of the regular. But it’s ultimately personal pref.

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  41. Katy @ RecipeCan says

    I’m feeling the single ladies vibe tonight! The bf has been gone for a week and his flight home tonight got canceled due to snow 🙁 But I took a note from you and tried out a parchment paper dish – so good!

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  47. Katie says

    Yum! I have been looking for a way to use butternut squash in a soup (besides the usual pureed soup) for a long time, this looks good. I get so many healthy cravings reading your blog to try different veggies and such. 🙂

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  49. Kristen, Sweetly says

    Ohhhh, single lady soup! Haha. I always try to cook double and triple when I put in effort so I can be ready later in the week. I NEVER remember to plan ahead enough on weeknights to give me enough time for roasting, though… or doing really anything that takes longer than frying an egg. Good things I love eggs, I guess. 😉

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  50. Caitlin says

    Love single lady any kind of dish! It sure is the BEST when you have some leftovers of the really good ingredients, then you know you have something to look forward to at some point! Kind of like when a nut butter jar is almost empty and you know there are some amazing overnight oats coming up =).

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  52. Dorry says

    Love your thought process on making the soup. Some of my favorite meals are made with no definite plan for the end result. This soup looks delish!

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  54. Heather says

    I find that frozen veggies are usually more expensive and with a bunch of kale ranging at, like, 1.50… I’m curious, how much did that bag of frozen kale cost? Regardless, if I see some of that, I’ll definitely be buying it! Talk about ease. 🙂

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    • KathEats says

      Go very very slow and don’t try to do it in one motion. I think it’s terrifying, but I’ve learned not to rush. A sharp knife helps!

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      • Becky says

        Amazingly, you can also just peel off the skin of the butternut squash with a good vegetable peeler. I couldn’t believe how much easier it was, and how much time it saved me!

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  80. amy says

    that soup looks amazing! i love butternut squash with anything! thats great that whole foods sells frozen kale. i never thought to even look in the frozen aisle for that. thanks for the recipe!

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  84. Chrys says

    I’m curious, what butcher do you use? I was wandering through my foodie file to find your whipped banana oatmeal, only to realize you’re in Cville too! (and I’m definitely making the oatmeal this weekend, very excited!)

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