28 tuscan bread and white bean Recipes

table salt, dried cannellini beans, rinsed and picked over (about 2 cups), extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling, pancetta , cut into 1/4-inch pieces, onion, chopped medium (about 1 1/2 cups), celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3/4 cup), carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 cup), garlic cloves, peeled and crushed, low sodium chicken broth, water, bay leaves, kale (about 8 cups loosely packed) or 1 lb collard greens, stems trimmed and leaves chopped into 1-inch pieces (about 8 cups loosely packed), diced tomatoes, drained and rinsed, fresh rosemary, ground black pepper, country white bread, each 1 1/4 inches thick , broiled until golden brown on both sides and rubbed with garlic clove (optional)

borlotti beans or other small dried bean of choice, soaked for 4 hours, chicken stock, garlic, crushed, onions, 1/2 peeled, 1 1/2 chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, thick peasant style bread, cut into coarse cubes or torn into pieces, evoo , plus some for drizzling at the table, carrots, chopped, ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped, crushed red pepper flakes , 1/3 palmful, fresh bay leaf, herb bundle of fresh parsley , sage, thyme and rosemary, dry white wine, tuscan kale (also known as lacinato or dinosaur) or swiss chard, stemmed and chopped, (about 12 oz trimmed greens), savoy cabbage, cored and chopped , about 2 to 3 cups, a few grates of nutmeg, tomato puree or passata, parmigiano-reggiano rind, plus freshly grated to pass at table, white or red onion, finely chopped

cannellini beans, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, smoked ham hock or 1/2 lb chunk prosciutto, garlic, chopped, plus 1 whole clove, water, divided, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, leek, white and light green only, minced and rinsed, yellow onion, minced, carrot, small diced, celery stalk, small diced, bay leaf, tuscan black cabbage, chopped, napa cabbage, chopped, tomato puree, italian bread, sliced 1/2-inch thick, freshly grated parmesan

chicken stock, skinless chicken breast, bay leaves, olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, carrots, diced, sweet green pepper, diced, chopped green cabbage, dried thyme, rosemary, tomatoes, coarsely chopped (undrained ), pepper, fresh spinach, chopped, parsley, chopped, zucchini, thinly sliced, white kidney beans, drained and rinsed, italian bread or 8 slices french bread, thick slices, stale is better 2-3 days old, freshly grated parmesan cheese

olive oil, pancetta, diced, diced onion, diced carrot, diced, diced celery, diced, diced russet potatoes, diced, white beans , soaked in water overnight, shredded cavolo nero (tuscan cabbage or kale), diced tomatoes, fresh thyme, chicken stock, salt, freshly ground black pepper, country bread, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, grated parmigiano-reggiano, for garnish

red bell peppers, heads garlic, evoo, plus more for drizzling, smoky bacon or pancetta, chopped, chopped fresh rosemary, chopped fresh thyme, chopped fresh oregano, garlic, sliced, carrots, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, fresh bay leaf, fresh red chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped, onion, chopped, starchy potato, peeled and chopped, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, tomato paste, dry white wine, tuscan kale, stemmed and chopped, chicken stock, red beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained, freshly grated nutmeg, ditalini or other small pasta, or broken thin spaghetti, butter, softened, crusty italian bread , for serving, grated pecorino , for serving