4 zuppa pasta italian bean pasta Recipes

dried great northern beans or 1 (16 oz) bag navy beans, smoked ham hocks or 2 -3 smoked pork shanks, procuitto ham (finely chopped ), chicken stock, olive oil, onion, chopped, carrots, diced, garlic cloves, minced, portabella mushroom, chopped, thyme, sage, oregano, basil, bay leaves, pasta (fusilli, gemelli, mini lasagna, rotelli)

onion, chopped small, garlic cloves, minced, carrot, chopped small, zucchini, quartered and sliced thin, leek, chopped small, both white and green parts, head cauliflower, chopped small, fresh green beans, chopped in 1 inch pieces, white beans or 1 (15 oz) can red beans, rinsed and drained, diced tomatoes, undrained, frozen peas, orzo pasta or 1 cup pasta, good chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth or 1 cup stock, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, water

ground veal, egg, beaten, italian bread crumbs , a couple of handfuls, a generous handful , grated parmigiano or romano, freshly grated nutmeg , eyeball it, coarse salt and black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil , 2 turns of the pot, carrots, peeled, ribs celery and their greens, yellow skinned onion, peeled and halved, coarse salt and pepper, fresh or dried bay leaf, white wine, white beans , cannellini, drained, diced tomatoes in puree or coarsely ground tomatoes, chicken stock , available in re-sealable boxes on soup aisle, beef stock , available in 1 cup small boxes on soup aisle, egg pasta , broken egg fettuccini or medium egg noodles, garlic , cracked away from skins, flat fillet anchovies, drained, handful flat-leaf parsley, about 1/4 cup loosely packed, lemon , zested, crusty bread , to pass at table