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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 55 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil |
10 garlic cloves, diced |
1 medium white onion, diced |
2 carrots, diced |
4 stalks celery, diced |
4 stems fresh rosemary, 8 stems fresh oregano, 10 stems fresh thyme |
1 dried bay leaf |
2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans or 3 cups prepared white beans |
2 quarts chicken stock |
4 links spicy cooked italian chicken sausage, sliced, recipe follows |
1/2 cup spinach pesto sauce, recipe follows |
garlic-parmesan crostini, recipe follows |
1/4 cup olive oil |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 lb spinach leaves |
5 garlic cloves, smashed and minced |
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts |
1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil |
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese |
1 teaspoon kosher salt |
1/4 teaspoon fresh white pepper |
1/2 cup olive oil |
1 french style baguette, cut into 24 (1/2-inch thick) |
10 garlic cloves, minced |
1/2 cup shaved parmesan cheese |
Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a medium stock pot. Add the vegetables to the oil, stir frequently, and cook until lightly brown around the edges.
2. Add remaining ingredients, except sausage, 1 at a time. Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
3. Stir in sausage and allow to cook for 10 more minutes.
4. Place in bowls, spoon 1 tablespoon of pesto and 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sausage into each bowl. Serve with Garlic-Parmesan Crostini.
5. Sauteed Italian Sausage:.
6. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Season the sausage with salt, to taste, and carefully place in a single layer across the skillet. Cook the sausage for 3 to 5 minutes over medium-high heat or until browned. Turn the sausages and repeat on opposite side. Remove from heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Slice into 1/4-inch slices.
7. Spinach Pesto:.
8. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and puree until smooth.
9. Garlic Parmesan Crostini:.
10. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
11. Heat the oil in a small skillet. Add the garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until garlic begins to brown. Remove from heat. Brush the garlic oil on the top and bottom of each slice of bread. Place the bread in a single layer over a sheet pan. Sprinkle each slice with parmesan. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes on the middle oven rack until bread browns over the top. Serve.
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