18 minestra beans Recipes

onions or 1 leek, chopped coarsely, garlic, chopped coarsely, celery ribs, chopped coarsely, extra virgin olive oil, tuscan kale or 1/2 lb cabbage or 1/2 lb kale or 1/2 lb swiss chard, shredded, cabbage, shredded, carrots, quartered,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, winter squash, peeled,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, all purpose potato, peeled,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, rosemary, thyme, fresh sage leaves, bay leaf, bean broth or 7 cups water, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, cooked white beans, toasted rustic bread, 1 3/4 inches thick rubbed with, garlic

head cabbage, garlic, minced, olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste, cannellini beans, chicken broth, red pepper flakes (optional), crusty bread

garlic, minced, bacon, diced, olive oil, onion, chopped, escarole, coarsely chopped, white kidney beans (cannelloni), drained, chicken stock (see note below ), coarse or kosher salt, ground black pepepr, parmesan cheese, grated

dried borlotti beans, soaked for 8 hours, drained and rinsed, potato, roughly chopped, onion, roughly chopped, celery stalk, roughly chopped, carrot, roughly chopped, fresh bay leaf, fresh sage leaves, fresh rosemary sprig, italian parsley, garlic clove, pearl barley, pancetta or slab bacon, finely chopped, salt and pepper, extra-virgin olive oil

dried pinto or cranberry beans, salt pork, minced, garlic cloves, minced, salt, olive oil, chopped celery, carrot, chopped, onion, minced, water, freshly ground black pepper, dried crushed red pepper, rotini or egg noodles, cooked, grated romano cheese

olive oil, garlic, minced, dried sage, tomatoes, drained or 2 cups chopped fresh tomato, diced peeled red potato, cooked pinto or kidney beans, salt to taste, black pepper to taste, water or vegetable broth, fresh pasta (homemade or from refrigerated section in grocery store--fettuccine works well), garnish: grated parmesan cheese

extra virgin olive oil, sweet bulk sausage, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, cannellini beans, escarole, coarsely shredded, salt, pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, chicken stock, water, whole wheat penne or 3/4 cup ditalini, lemon peel, grated, grated pecorino romano cheese , for passing around the table

extra-virgin olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth, water, frozen shelled cranberry beans or 1 lb fresh cranberry beans, shelled, salt and freshly ground pepper, frozen string beans or 1 lb fresh string beans, cut into 2-inch lengths (4 cups), frozen flat green beans or 1/2 lb fresh flat green beans, cut into 2-inch lengths (2 cups), dried small tubular pasta , such as ditali (1/4 lb), chopped flat-leaf parsley, red wine vinegar, freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

french beans, swede, vegetable marrows, haricot beans, garlic cloves, tomatoes, pumpkin, potatoes, parsley, sweet basil (plenty), cheese, oil, saffron

extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, leek, cleaned and cut into evenly sized pieces, dried borlotti beans (1/2 lb) or 250 g cranberry beans, soaked overnight in cold water (1/2 lb), new potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice ) or 450 g yellow fin potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice) or 450 g red potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice) or 450 g white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-cm dice (1 lb, 1/4-in dice), carrots, peeled, cut into 1cm dice (1/2 lb, 1/4-in dice ), celery ribs, cut into 1cm dice (1/4-in dice ), beefsteak tomatoes or 1 slicing tomato, skinned and chopped, rosemary sprig, leaves finely chopped, dried oregano, water (2 qts & 3 oz), smoked ham hock (2.64 lbs) or 1 kg smoked gammon steak, cubed (2.2 lbs.), green beans, trimmed and cut into 1cm pieces (1/2 lb, 1/4-in dice ), courgettes (1/4-in dice ) or 2 zucchini, cut into 1cm dice (1/4-in dice), green cabbage , core removed and thinly sliced (1.1 lb), dried tagliatelle pasta noodles, broken into 5cm pieces (2.65 oz), chopped fresh oregano, flat leaf parsley, chopped (.35 oz), water (1 qt.)

dried fava beans, dried great northern beans, water, onion, finely chopped, carrot, peeled, finely chopped, stalk celery, finely chopped, savoy cabbage , cut into 1-inch pieces (about 4 cups), head bibb lettuce , cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups), parmesan cheese, freshly grated, extra virgin olive oil

extra virgin olive oil (evoo), smoky bacon, chopped (about 6 slices), red potatoes, cut into small cubes, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, kale, stemmed and shredded (or chopped ), chicken stock, cannellini beans, rinsed, freshly grated nutmeg, salt and pepper, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese , for serving

olive oil, onion, chopped fine, winter squash, peeled cut into 1/2-inch dice, garlic cloves, minced, fresh rosemary, minced, tuscan kale, stemmed and coarse chopped, chicken stock, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, ditalini or 1/2 cup tubettini pasta, canned navy beans, rinsed and drained, shaved parmesan cheese , for serving, garlic , toasts for serving

extra virgin olive oil, pancetta, diced, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, grated (or finely chopped ), heads escarole, chopped, salt & freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated nutmeg , to taste, cannellini beans, drained, chicken stock, water, ground beef , pork and veal, meat loaf mix, egg, breadcrumbs, splash milk, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese , plus some to pass at table, fennel seed, allspice, fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped, penne or 1 cup ditalini, lemon , zested, for garnish

cannelini or other dried white beans, soaked overnight, potatoes, onion, stalk celery, slab bacon or pancetta, fresh or 1 dried bay leaves, vegetables broth, uncooked white rice, black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, parmigiano cheese

extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, thinly sliced, celery stalks, thinly sliced, leek, white and light green part only, thinly sliced, faro (may substitute wheat berries), borlotti beans, rinsed and drained, tomato paste, salt and freshly ground black pepper, water, fresh green peas, carrots , cut into 1/4-inch half moons, fresh basil leaves , cut into chiffonade, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano