4 fall minestrone Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, pancetta, chopped (cut as thick as bacon from the deli), crushed red pepper flakes, garlic cloves, chopped, portabella mushroom caps, chopped, onions, chopped, carrots, peeled and diced, celery ribs, chopped with greens, salt, fresh ground black pepper, stalks fresh rosemary, fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced, zucchini, diced, kale or 4 -5 cups chard leaves, trimmed of tough ends and veins and coarsely chopped, cannellini beans, drained, petite diced tomatoes, chicken broth, vegetable broth, parmigiano, rind, ditalini, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

vegetable oil, chopped onion, garlic cloves, minced, vegetable broth, cubed peeled butternut squash, cubed peeled baking potato, cut green beans (about 1/4 lb), diced carrot, dried oregano, freshly ground black pepper, salt, chopped kale, uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta), cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained, grated fresh parmesan cheese

onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, vegetable broth, salt, black pepper, potatoes, diced, butternut squash, diced, carrot, okra, sliced (original calls for green beans), pinto beans, drained and rinsed (original calls for white beans), whole wheat egg noodles, raw (original calls for orzo), swiss chard, roughly chopped, dry white wine (optional), crushed red pepper flakes (optional), parmesan cheese, shredded