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Tuscan Chicken

Tuscan Chicken

4.1

Prep
5 min
Cook
40 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. 2 Place the chicken breasts in the baking dish, and sprinkle olives over the top. Pour the beans over the chicken, then pour the spaghetti sauce over everything.
  3. 3 Cover, and bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove the cover, and continue baking for 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink inside.

By rstinkham

Cacio e Pepe e Fagioli and Stuff

Cacio e Pepe e Fagioli and Stuff

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Empty sweet peas and cannellini beans into a saucepan; cook and stir over medium-high heat until heated through and 1/3 of the liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Stir butter into pea mixture until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium.
  2. 2 Stir Parmesan cheese and black pepper into pea mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until creamy and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.

By ohevshalomel

Pasta and Beans

Pasta and Beans

4.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a medium size saucepan heat the olive oil. Saute onion until tender. Stir in tomatoes and entire can of beans. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. 3 Mix pasta with bean mixture and salt as desired.

By Jen

Tuscan White Beans in Tomato Sauce

Tuscan White Beans in Tomato Sauce

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
45 min
Total
530 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place beans in a large pot. Cover with water and stir in baking soda. Soak at room temperature for 8 to 12 hours.
  2. 2 Drain and rinse beans; return to the pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender yet firm to the bite, about 25 minutes. Drain beans, reserving water. Set beans and cooking water aside.
  3. 3 Heat olive oil in the same pot over medium heat. Sauté garlic and sage in hot oil until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add beans; cook and stir until beans absorb the aroma of garlic and sage.
  4. 4 Pour in tomato sauce; bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are soft but not mushy, 10 to 15 minutes. Add reserved cooking water to keep sauce from burning if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

By Buckwheat Queen

Italian White Bean and Pancetta Soup

Italian White Bean and Pancetta Soup

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
45 min
Total
65 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In an 8-quart pot, saute pancetta in the olive oil until soft, about 10 minutes. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with sage, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper. Pour in the chicken stock, cover, and bring to a boil. Stir in the drained beans, cover, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, cook the pasta in 4 quarts boiling water with 1 teaspoon salt until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain and add to the soup.
  3. 3 Stir in minced parsley before serving, and sprinkle with grated cheese.

By MARBALET

Penne Pasta with Cannellini Beans and Escarole

Penne Pasta with Cannellini Beans and Escarole

4.1

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, and cook the penne pasta 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  2. 2 In a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the escarole, cannellini beans and liquid, and diced tomatoes with garlic and onion until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with the cooked pasta to serve.

By Renee Trivelli Milillo

Escarole and Beans

Escarole and Beans

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Toss in escarole, turning to coat with oil. Season with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes, or until tender.
  3. 3 Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; stir in garlic. Pour in beans with juice and simmer until creamy, about 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Stir in escarole and parsley; simmer 10 minutes more.

By KristaP

Poor Man's Pasta Fagioli

Poor Man's Pasta Fagioli

2.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring water to a boil in a large soup pot and stir ditalini pasta into the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 12 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir tomato sauce, cannellini beans, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, frozen green peas, corn, potato, carrots, onion, garlic, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper into pasta. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer to blend flavors, 30 to 45 minutes.
  3. 3 Serve topped with olive oil and Parmesan cheese.

By Joy Seymour

Instant Pot Tuscan Bean and Sausage Soup

Instant Pot Tuscan Bean and Sausage Soup

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 On a 6-quart Instant Pot, select the Saute setting. Heat the oil. Add the sausage and cook for 10 minutes or until well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Press Cancel.
  2. 2 Add the onion, garlic, beans, Italian seasoning, and Swanson Chicken Broth. Lock the lid and close the pressure release valve. Pressure cook on High pressure, setting the timer to 3 minutes (timer will begin counting down once pressure is reached- it takes about 10 minutes).
  3. 3 When done, press Cancel and use the quick-release method to release the pressure.
  4. 4 Stir in the kale and let stand for 5 minutes. Season to taste and sprinkle with the cheese.
Greens and Beans

Greens and Beans

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour enough water into a large pot to be about 2 inches deep; bring to a boil. Stir 1 teaspoon salt into the boiling water; add escarole. Cook the escarole at a boil, pushing the escarole further into the water as it wilts, until it is fork-tender, 3 to 5 minutes; drain.
  2. 2 Pour olive oil into the pot and place over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in hot oil until the garlic is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir drained escarole and cannellini beans into the garlic mixture; cook and stir until the beans are hot, 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the mixture just before serving.

By GinaLovesFood

Pasta e Fagioli I

Pasta e Fagioli I

4.6

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat until hot. Add onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
  2. 2 Add undrained tomatoes, undrained cannellini beans, chicken broth, parsley, basil and pepper to Dutch oven and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Let boil for approximately 1 minute and then let simmer for 10 minutes, covered.
  3. 3 Add pasta to Dutch oven and simmer approximately 10 to 12 minutes or until pasta is tender. Serve immediately and enjoy.

By CORWYNN DARKHOLME

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Saute function. Add sausage and sauté, breaking it into pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add water, chicken soup base, beans, zucchini, onion, carrots, and garlic. Stir once.
  2. 2 Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 3 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  3. 3 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Add spinach, Italian herbs, and rosemary; stir until spinach has wilted. Ladle minestrone into bowls and top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

By thedailygourmet

Fall Minestrone Soup

Fall Minestrone Soup

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, zucchini, and onion; saute until the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and rosemary; cook, stirring so the garlic doesn't burn, for another 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, potatoes, and chard.
  2. 2 Bring to a simmer and cook until the chard is wilted, about 5 minutes. Add beef stock and beans, bring to a simmer, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

By Culinary Ginger

Almost Tuscan Sausage and Kale Soup

Almost Tuscan Sausage and Kale Soup

4.9

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat until the oil shimmers; cook and stir onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and black pepper until onion is translucent, 10 to 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Mix sausage, basil, and paprika together in a bowl.
  3. 3 Stir sausage mixture into onion mixture; cook and stir until sausage is browned and fully cooked, 5 to 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Add chicken broth, kale, cannellini beans, and potatoes to sausage-onion mixture; lower heat to medium-low. Cover stockpot and simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

By KDC860

Chef John's Beans and Greens

Chef John's Beans and Greens

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until bubbling and sizzling, about 20 seconds. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Cook until liquid is reduced by half, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in a pinch of red pepper flakes.
  2. 2 Stir in cannellini beans and bring to a boil. Cook until you can see the tops of the beans just below the surface of the liquid, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in anchovy fillet, oregano, and lemon zest; simmer for 3 minutes.
  3. 3 Add escarole and reduce the heat to low. Cook and stir until escarole wilts, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and add another pinch of red pepper flakes.

By John Mitzewich

Classic Minestrone

Classic Minestrone

4.5

Prep
25 min
Cook
60 min
Total
85 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add leek, carrots, zucchini, green beans, and celery. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally.
  2. 2 Uncover and stir in stock, tomatoes, and thyme; bring to a boil. Cover again, reduce the heat to low, and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in undrained cannellini beans and pasta. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes, or until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite. Season with salt and pepper before serving.

By Allrecipes Member

Kale Soup

Kale Soup

4.7

Prep
25 min
Cook
30 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat; cook onion and garlic until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in kale and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in water, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, vegetable bouillon, parsley, and Italian seasoning.
  4. 4 Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are cooked through, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

By Donna B

Andrea's Pasta Fagioli

Andrea's Pasta Fagioli

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
80 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until translucent. Stir in garlic and cook until tender. Reduce heat and stir in water, tomato sauce, cannellini beans, navy beans, Parmesan, parsley, basil, oregano, and salt. Simmer for 1 hour.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes; drain. Stir into soup.

By AVALERIO

Easy Pasta Fagioli

Easy Pasta Fagioli

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add carrot, celery, and onion; cook and stir until soft. Add garlic and sauté briefly.
  2. 2 Stir in tomato sauce, chicken broth, parsley, basil, and pepper; simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ditalini pasta and cook for 8 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  4. 4 Add beans and cooked pasta to soup; simmer until heated through, 1 or 2 minutes.
  5. 5 Enjoy!

By Cindy

Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and Beans)

Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and Beans)

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
35 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery, garlic, parsley, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes, and salt; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in chicken broth, tomato sauce, and tomatoes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
  4. 4 Add pasta and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Stir in undrained beans and cook until heated through, 3 to 4 minutes.
  6. 6 Serve hot and enjoy!

By Star Pooley

Zuppa di Orzo e Fagioli (Bean and Barley Soup)

Zuppa di Orzo e Fagioli (Bean and Barley Soup)

4.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Total
125 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place barley into a bowl and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand for 1 hour. Drain.
  2. 2 Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pancetta and cook until slightly crisp, about 3 or 4 minutes. Stir onion, carrot, and celery into pancetta and cook until vegetables are slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. 3 Mix half of the beans into vegetable-pancetta mixture and pour in enough water to cover; stir in barley and remaining beans. Season mixture with salt and pepper. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring regularly and adding more water if soup gets too thick.
  4. 4 Remove saucepan from heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Serve soup with rosemary leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.

By Erinn

Italian White Bean and Sausage Stew

Italian White Bean and Sausage Stew

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
90 min
Total
585 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Soak beans in cold water, 8 hours to overnight.
  2. 2 Drain beans and set aside.
  3. 3 Make a shallow cut, lengthwise, down center of each sausage link; peel off casings. Transfer bulk sausage to a dry soup pot over medium-high heat. Brown sausage, while breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Cook and stir until juices start to caramelize and stick to bottom of the pot, creating a fond, 3 to 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Add onion; stir to coat in rendered drippings. Cook until onion starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add white wine to the pot while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Season with black pepper, bay leaves, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper flakes. Stir in water.
  5. 5 Add beans to the pot, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 30 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon salt; simmer until beans are tender, about 30 minutes more. Taste beans to be certain they are perfectly cooked.
  6. 6 Smash about 1/4 beans with a potato masher for a creamy texture if desired. Stir in kale, increase heat to medium, and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings.
  7. 7 Drizzle servings with olive oil; sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and pepper flakes.

By John Mitzewich

MeMe's Pasta Fagioli

MeMe's Pasta Fagioli

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer beef to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; discard grease.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat; sauté onion, celery, and carrot until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir vegetable juice cocktail, chicken broth, parsley, basil, oregano, and black pepper into vegetable mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup for 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook ditalini pasta in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  4. 4 Stir beef and cannellini beans into soup; cook and stir until soup is heated through, about 10 minutes.
  5. 5 Spoon about 1/3 cup pasta into each serving bowl; ladle soup over pasta.

By Karyn Osborne

Pasta Fazool (Pasta e Fagioli)

Pasta Fazool (Pasta e Fagioli)

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add diced celery and chopped onion. Cook until onions are translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add dry pasta; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in tomato paste until evenly distributed, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in 3 cups broth; increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Stir in red pepper flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Add more broth if needed.
  4. 4 Place chopped chard in a bowl. Cover with cold water and rinse leaves; any grit will fall to the bottom of the bowl. Transfer chard to a colander to drain briefly; add to soup. Cook and stir until leaves wilt, 2 to 3 minutes.
  5. 5 Stir in white beans; continue cooking and stirring until pasta is tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in grated cheese. Serve topped with additional grated cheese.
  6. 6 Enjoy!

By John Mitzewich

Kale, White Bean, and Farro Stew

Kale, White Bean, and Farro Stew

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
90 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Blend contents of 1 can cannellini beans with its liquid in a blender until puréed. Set aside.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, carrots, Spanish onion, and leek in hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more.
  3. 3 Stir farro into vegetable mixture; add water, puréed cannellini beans, drained cannellini beans, tomatoes, vegetable broth, zucchini, tomato paste, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Stir together well and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and simmer until farro is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  4. 4 Stir kale, salt, and pepper into stew. Add more water if needed to keep everything covered in liquid. Continue cooking until kale is bright green and fully tender, about 30 minutes more.

By Nichole Spell

Italian Vegetable Soup with Beans, Spinach & Pesto

Italian Vegetable Soup with Beans, Spinach & Pesto

4.5

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a soup kettle over medium-high flame. Add onions, and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add carrots, celery, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, bean and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are just tender, about 15 minutes. Add spinach and peas; continue to simmer until spinach wilts, 3 to 4 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls, adding a spoonful of pesto to each serving of soup.
  2. 2 For lunch, pack soup in separate leakproof containers. Warm soup in microwave and top with pesto.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Tuscan Bean Soup (Ribollita)

Tuscan Bean Soup (Ribollita)

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat; saute onion, carrots, celery, and garlic until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add zucchini and cook until slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir vegetable stock, cannellini beans, chopped tomatoes, chicken stock, and pesto into vegetable mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until vegetables are tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet or frying pan over medium heat; saute spinach until wilted, about 5 minutes. Spoon sauteed spinach into each serving bowl; ladle soup over spinach.

By AJ Lombardi

Pasta Fazul

Pasta Fazul

4.4

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large skillet, saute garlic, onion, carrot, parsley, basil and oregano in olive oil until onions are tender.
  2. 2 Add the tomatoes plus 1/4 cup of the can juices and the salt and pepper. Cover and stir frequently, simmering for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add the cannellini beans and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain and toss with butter and Parmesan cheese. Add to cannellini bean mixture. Serve immediately with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.

By MARBALET

Savory Kale, Cannellini Bean, and Potato Soup

Savory Kale, Cannellini Bean, and Potato Soup

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
65 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in carrot and garlic; cook for 5 minutes more.
  2. 2 Pour in chicken broth, water, and white wine; stir in potatoes, rosemary, sage, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Add cannelini beans, kale, chile pepper, and black pepper; simmer, covered, for 30 more minutes.

By ChrisKelly