Italian Beans And Greens Recipes

ITALIAN BEAN SOUP WITH GREENS

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots, onion, celery and garlic; cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is tender.
• Stir in beans, tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and broth. Cover; simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Increase heat to medium; stir in spinach. Cover; cook 3 to 5 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted. Ladle soup into bowls; top each with cheese.

GREENS AND BEANS

Steps:

• Pour enough water into a large pot to be about 2 inches deep; bring to a boil. Stir 1 teaspoon salt into the boiling water; add escarole. Cook the escarole at a boil, pushing the escarole further into the water as it wilts, until it is fork-tender, 3 to 5 minutes; drain.
• Pour olive oil into the pot and place over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in hot oil until the garlic is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir drained escarole and cannellini beans into the garlic mixture; cook and stir until the beans are hot, 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the mixture just before serving.

ITALIAN BEANS AND GREENS

Steps:

• Simmer kale in a large pot of salted water until al dente, drain.
• (Can refrigerate kale after cooked for dish preparation at another time.).
• Pre-heat a large pot or frying pan. Add olive oil to taste.
• Saute chopped shallot until translucent.
• Remove skin from the Italian sausage, Break up into bite sized chunks.
• Add sausage to the shallots and brown / cook sausage completely.
• Add drained beans to the sausage.
• Add roasted garlic, sea salt and pepper to taste and stir / flip mixture gently while cooking for 5 minutes.
• If the beans start to stick, add a little water.
• Add cooked kale.
• Add a little water to make a small amount of thick sauce.
• Cover with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes or until ready to serve.
• Also very good made a head and reheated.
• It will keep for a week.

CHEF JOHN'S BEANS AND GREENS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook, stirring, until bubbling and sizzling, about 20 seconds. Pour in chicken broth. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid is reduced by half, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in red pepper flakes.
• Stir in beans; bring to a boil and cook until you can see the tops of the beans just below the surface of the liquid, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in oregano, lemon zest, and anchovy filet. Simmer for 3 minutes.
• Place escarole in bean mixture; reduce heat to low and stir until escarole wilts, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste; garnish with red pepper flakes and extra virgin olive oil.

UMBERTO'S ITALIAN BEANS AND GREENS RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Bake @ 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, in a covered casserole dish The garlic and the ham stock are the key ingredients in this dish/ You may add more ham stock to the desired consistency you want. Make sure also that the cans you are using are all the same size in measurement.