Jeannie's Potato Kale Soup

POTATO KALE SOUP

2T butter
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
1 clove of garlic minced
7 cups fat free chicken broth
4 cups coarsely chopped and peeled potatoes
1/4 t salt
1 bay leaf
6 cups chopped fresh kale
1 t dried basil

Gruyere or Swiss cheese grated for top of soup

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat, add onion, cook 8 minutes until tender, stir freq. add garlic cook 30 sec. stir constantly. Stir in broth, potato, salt, and bay leaf, bring to boil, cover, reduce to simmer 15 minutes or until potato is tender.

Stir in kale and basil. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until kale is tender.
Discard bay leaf. Partially mash potatoes. Serve with cheese on top.