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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Add olive oil to the pot, increase the heat to medium-high, and add the onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. | 2. Add the carrot and celery and cook, stirring frequently, until they begin to soften and brown, about 2 minutes more. Be sure to scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. | 3. Stir in the garlic, pepper flakes, salt & black pepper and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute more. | 4. Add the chicken broth, tomatoes and bring to a boil over high heat. | 5. When the broth reaches a boil, reduce the heat to medium, add HALF of the beans. | 6. Mash the remaining beans with a fork or wooden spoon and add them to the pot, stirring to distribute. | 7. Stir in the optional escarole, adjust the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer, and simmer until the escarole is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. (I cover the pot loosely during this step to prevent too much reduction in the broth.). | 8. Meanwhile cook the pasta to al dente. | 9. Stir in the cooked pasta just before serving. Note that the pasta will absorb a lot of the broth. | 10. Top the dish with grated cheese to taste. | 11. (It's even better the next day!). | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
yellow onion	1/2	cup	cut	57.42	3.4191	0.4132	4.698
carrot	1		cut	25.01	5.8438	0.5673	0.1464
celery rib	1		cut	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	2		minced	-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1/8	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
kosher salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
chicken broth	48	ounces	low sodium	421.8404	10.2058	60.1463	14.1521
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
hunt tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
cannellini bean	1	can	drained rinsed	-	-	-	-
pasta	1/2			9.7806	1.4175	0.2183	0.3274
escarole	1			28.5	4.605	1.725	0.27
cheese			grated	-	-	-	-

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