3 great nothern Recipes

diced tomatoes with italian seasonings , undraned, dried and cooked) white beans (cannellini, navy or great nothern), undrained, italian sausage, ground, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, fresh italian herbs, minced (or sub 1t dried), tapenade(jarred or homemade...you can use olive, pepper or tomato based, whatever you have, or is your preference. i used olive), ricotta cheese, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, cooked pasta (penne, cavelletti, etc), fresh parmesan for garnish , if desired

ground beef, onion, browned and drained, black beans, cannellini beans (or great nothern), chili beans, rotel tomatoes (hot or mild ), diced tomatoes, white shoepeg corn, dry ranch dressing mix, taco seasoning mix, chicken broth (i always use ) or 2 -3 cups beef broth (i always use ), chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne