9 minestra italian soup Recipes

whole foods web site : there are endless variations on this soup, but the main elements are meatballs and greens. in our recipe, we make meatballs of ground beef and pork, and we add plenty of fresh herbs and kale for the green component. while the name indicates that the soup might be served at an italian wedding, it is actually a mistranslation of minestra maritata, which refers to the marriage of greens and meat in the soup., ground beef, ground pork, egg, fresh white breadcrumbs, grated parmesan, chopped garlic, chopped fresh oregano, chopped flat leaf parsley, ground nutmeg, paprika, salt, pepper, unsalted butter, chopped garlic, chopped white onion, chopped carrot, salt, pepper, low-sodium chicken broth, water, whole tomatoes, drained and halved, orzo (rice shaped pasta), shredded kale

onion, sliced, carrot , cut into matchsticks, stalks celery , cut into matchsticks, zucchini , cut into matchsticks, olive oil, water, salt and pepper, chopped tomatoes, short-cut macaroni, garlic cloves, crushed, chopped fresh parsley, fresh rosemary, parmesan cheese, grated

roasting chicken, cut into parts (about 3 1/2 lb), onion, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, carrots, peeled and chopped, chicken broth (canned or fresh ), water, ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, ground black pepper, chopped fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried parsley), onion, diced, stalks celery, chopped, carrots, peeled and sliced, escarole, cleaned and chopped, salt and pepper, to taste, pasta , cooked according to package (small , such as acini de pepe or ditalini), parmesan cheese

broccoli rabe, broccoli florets, chicory or escarole, green cabbage, torzelle (another kind of broccoli; you could also substitute something along the lines of collard greens), aromatic herbs such as thyme or basil, to taste, meats, a prosciutto bone, if you like , with some meat attached, prosciutto rind -- if you cannot find this , use a quarter lb of fresh side pork (the cut used to make bacon). do not substitute pork rinds or bacon, which have spices that will throw off the seasoning, italian salami -- any kind of italian salami , including cotechino, pork loin, fresh italian sausages (mild ), cured lard, diced (get this from your delicatessen), well-seasoned caciocavallo (a southern cheese), parmigiano, grated (or pecorino romano, if need be), a bouquet garnis consisting of a rib of celery , a peeled carrot and several sprigs parsley, tied with a string, half a red pepper (spicy) or more to taste (don tsp go overboard)

dried lentils, onions, chopped, carrots, chopped, celery, chopped, tomato puree or 1 cup tomato sauce, chopped italian parsley, water, ground beef, salt and pepper, rendered chicken fat or 5 tbsp margarine

chickpeas, baking soda, salt and freshly ground black pepper to, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, spanish onions, garlic, sliced thin, plus 1 clove, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped, thick) slices italian peasant bread, anchovies in salt , deboned and rinsed, chopped parsley leaves

dried borlotti beans, soaked for 8 hours, drained and rinsed, potato, roughly chopped, onion, roughly chopped, celery stalk, roughly chopped, carrot, roughly chopped, fresh bay leaf, fresh sage leaves, fresh rosemary sprig, italian parsley, garlic clove, pearl barley, pancetta or slab bacon, finely chopped, salt and pepper, extra-virgin olive oil