4 giambotta vegetable stew Recipes

extra virgin olive oil , plus some to drizzle, bay leaves, fresh or 1 dried bay leaf, garlic cloves, chopped, garlic clove, cracked from skin, onions, sliced, potatoes, peeled and chopped, eggplant, chopped, zucchini, chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, salt , to taste, fresh ground pepper , to taste, crushed red pepper flakes , to taste (optional, for that extra zing), fire roasted diced tomatoes (from a can), low sodium chicken broth (we used low-sodium vegetable) or 1 cup vegetable stock (we used low-sodium vegetable), torn chopped fresh basil (10 to 12 leaves ) or 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, whole wheat crusty bread (1-inch thick ), grated pecorino cheese

extra virgin olive oil, bay leaf, garlic cloves, chopped, onions, sliced, potatoes, peeled and chopped, eggplant, chopped, zucchini, chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, salt and pepper, diced fire-roasted tomatoes, chicken stock or 1 cup vegetable stock, chopped fresh basil leaf (10 to 12 leaves )

olive oil, plus more for serving, onions, roughly chopped, pepperoni , cut into 1/4-inch pieces, garlic, roughly chopped, carrots , cut into 2-inch pieces, head cabbage, cored and cut into 1-inch wedges, then halved crosswise, kosher salt, pepper, tomatoes, roughly chopped, zucchini , cut into 1-inch pieces, green beans, trimmed, red potatoes