3 olive tuscany soup Recipes

dried navy beans, rinsed and picked over, water, butter or 2 tbsp olive oil, chopped celery, sliced carrot, green beans , cut into 1 inch pieces, green onions, white part only,chopped, minced garlic, basil, salt, fresh ground pepper, canned vegetable broth, chopped parsley, freshly grated parmesan cheese

spicy sausage links (i used 6 breakfast sausage links because it was what i had and because my family doesn tsp like italia), bacon, onion, diced, minced garlic, chicken broth (i used 3 small cans, a different recipe used bouillon cubes or crystals and water to make equivalent), potatoes, sliced up 1/4 inch and then halve the slices (use more next time for a heartier soup), fennel seed (or to taste, i found this to be the secret to the distinct flavoring of the soup), kale leaves, sliced thinly (spinach can be substituted, i only used 2 large pinches of crinkly kale leaves my family isn tsp big o), heavy whipping cream (try fat free half and half), parmesan cheese (to garnish )