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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Shell the beans, discarding any brown ones. | 2. In a food processor, chop the onion, celery, carrots, & pancetta/bacon until finely minced. | 3. Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add the minced ingredients and saute for 5 minutes. | 4. Add the beans, potatoes, broth & stir. | 5. Cover the soup, bring to a boil, & simmer over low heat for an hour or until the beans are tender. | 6. Remove the potatoes, mash them roughly with a fork, and return to the soup. | 7. Add the pasta, raise the heat to medium, & cook for about 15 minutes. Taste for salt. | 8. Serve in individual bowls & drizzle each serving with 2 teaspoons of olive oil or sprinkle with 1 T. parmesan cheese. Not both. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cranberry bean	1			1519.5362	272.3825	104.4624	5.5792
onion	1			60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
celery rib	3			3782.5	0.0	841.5	21.25
carrot	2			104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
pancetta	150			3782.5	0.0	841.5	21.25
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
potato	3		peeled	-	-	-	-
chicken broth	2	liters		660.3885	15.9771	94.1586	22.155
ditali pasta	3/4	cup		3782.5	0.0	841.5	21.25
salt				-	-	-	-
olive oil	4	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
parmesan cheese	1/3	cup		98.6667	10.6667	10.6667	1.3333

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.