4 baked red beans pesto Recipes

bacon , cut into 1/4-inch pieces, extra virgin olive oil, onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice, stalks celery, cut into small dice, carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice, garlic cloves, finely chopped, baking potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice, diced tomatoes, dry red wine , such as cotes du rhone, low sodium beef broth, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, swiss chard, stemmed and roughly chopped, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, stale crusty bread , torn into large bite-size pieces (about 10 oz.), prepared pesto sauce

bacon , cut into 1/4-inch pieces, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving, onion , cut into a 1/2-inch dice, stalks celery , cut into a small dice, carrots, peeled and cut into a 1/2-inch dice, garlic, finely chopped, baking potato, peeled and cut into a 1/2-inch dice, diced tomatoes, dry red wine , such as cotes du rhone, low-sodium beef broth, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, swiss chard, stemmed and roughly chopped, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, stale crusty bread , torn into large bite-size pieces, prepared pesto (optional)

cream cheese, softened, grated parmesan cheese, grated asiago cheese, pesto sauce, minced roasted garlic, shredded mozzarella cheese, minced roasted red pepper (from the jar is fine ), chopped parma ham or 2 tbsp prosciutto (omit if making vegetarian style), cooked small white beans, chopped black olives or 1/3 cup green olives (your choice), chopped marinated artichoke hearts, minced red onion, freshly minced parsley