7 zuppa bean soup with Recipes

dried cannellini beans or other white bean (my mom uses canned to save time), turkish bay leaves, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, stalk celery, finely chopped, vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, fresh thyme leaves (or sage or rosemary!), water, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh lemon juice , to taste

dried great northern beans or 1 (16 oz) bag navy beans, smoked ham hocks or 2 -3 smoked pork shanks, procuitto ham (finely chopped ), chicken stock, olive oil, onion, chopped, carrots, diced, garlic cloves, minced, portabella mushroom, chopped, thyme, sage, oregano, basil, bay leaves, pasta (fusilli, gemelli, mini lasagna, rotelli)

onion, chopped small, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, chopped small, zucchini, quartered and sliced thin, leek, chopped small, both white and green parts, head cauliflower, chopped small, fresh green beans, chopped in 1 inch pieces, white beans or 1 (15 oz) can red beans, rinsed and drained, diced tomatoes, undrained, frozen peas, orzo pasta or 1 cup pasta, good chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth or 1 cup stock, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, water

olive oil, chopped onion, chopped fresh rosemary, chopped escarole, salt, black pepper, water, canned cannellini beans or other white beans, drained, uncooked pearl barley, beef-flavored bouillon cube

fresh fava beans, shelled, head escarole, trimmed, washed and roughly chopped, shallots, peeled and coarsely chopped, garlic, peeled, plus 2 cloves, peeled and roughly chopped, fresh thyme, fresh hot red pepper, extra virgin olive oil, chopped parsley, freshly grated pecorino romano