10 rustic bean soup Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper , to taste, potato, skin on, cut into 1/4-inch pieces (i like the red skinned ones .), garlic cloves, chopped, yellow onion, thinly sliced, stock , can use broth (your choice), white beans (precooked or canned), sized cabbage, cored and sliced into 1/4-inch 1/4 inch ribbons, pass a good quality olive oil, for drizzling and, parmesan cheese

dry white beans - i used great northern, thyme (dried), divided, sage (dried), divided, oregano (dried), divided, basil (dried), divided, rosemary (dried) broken up, divided, bay leaves, bacon grease/olive oil, carrots, sliced, stalks celery, sliced, onion, chopped, leek, trimmed, halved, and sliced, fennel bulb, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, salt and pepper to taste (i used about 1/2 tsp and 1/4 tsp pepper sauteing veggies and added same amount to soup pot), chicken stock/water + bouillon, cooked crumbled bacon (optional), shaved parmesan cheese (optional), chopped fresh parsley (optional), lemon juice (optional), note: if you choose to use canned beans, you ll need 3 15 oz cans, drained and rinsed. in this case, your cook time will be lessened greatly and you ll skip the first series of directions. i suggest using dry b/cup they absorb more flavor as they cook and are less expensive., note: this can easily be adapted into a vegetarian recipe by substituting the chicken stock with vegetable stock and opting for olive oil. if you still want to achieve smoky flavor, add a few drops of liquid smoke to mixture (start with a bit, you can always add more).

onions or 1 leek, chopped coarsely, garlic, chopped coarsely, celery ribs, chopped coarsely, extra virgin olive oil, tuscan kale or 1/2 lb cabbage or 1/2 lb kale or 1/2 lb swiss chard, shredded, cabbage, shredded, carrots, quartered,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, winter squash, peeled,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, all purpose potato, peeled,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, rosemary, thyme, fresh sage leaves, bay leaf, bean broth or 7 cups water, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, cooked white beans, toasted rustic bread, 1 3/4 inches thick rubbed with, garlic

tomatoes, cored, onion, cut into 1/2-inch rings, olive oil, divided, garlic cloves, minced, white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, water, fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper

olive oil, olive oil, celery ribs, chopped, carrot, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, bay leaf, salt & fresh ground pepper, squash, cubed, chicken stock, frozen spinach, thawed and drained, cheese tortellini, chicken, cubed, tomato sauce, red beans, rinsed, flat green beans, rinsed, loaves pita bread, parmesan cheese

yellow onion , cut into 1/2-inch slices, tomatoes, cored, extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing on vegetables, garlic, minced, cannellini beans, with liquid, fresh basil , coursely chopped, balsamic vinegar, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, salt , to taste

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped (or more if you like garlic), chicken broth (i used low-fat), water, russet potatoes, cut in chunks (leave skins on for an interesting texture), hot sausage, cooked and cut in chunks (i used all hot, but a combo of hot and sweet would be good), frozen green beans

beef bones with marrow, water, carrots, stalks celery, with tops, garlic, chopped, bay leaves, unpeleed onion, quartered, lemon juice, lime juice, salt (go easy on the !), whole peppercorn, stalks celery, chopped coarse, carrots , chopped fairly thick (1/4-inch), onion, chopped coarse, beer, red wine, snap peas, stewed tomatoes, undrained but chopped to bite size, cut green beans, drained, great northern beans, drained, zucchini or 1 yellow squash, sliced, shaped pasta