Italian White Beans Sausage Salad Food

ITALIAN MIXED SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook until brown and cooked through, breaking the sausage into bite-size pieces, about 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a plate. Cool to room temperature.
• Chop and combine the lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and cooked sausage in a large bowl. Add beans and enough vinaigrette to coat. Season the salad with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE PASTA WITH WHITE BEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted water al dente according to package directions. Drain the pasta and keep warm. Reserve about one cup of pasta water. Add the oil to the pot and bring heat to medium. Brown the sausage and cook for about 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Add the garlic, sun dried tomatoes and spinach. Cook for a few minutes or until the spinach is wilted. Add the chicken broth and stir in the tomato paste. Add the beans and simmer on low for about 10 minutes or until the veggies are cooked and the sauce thickens. Add the pasta to the pot along with the dried basil. Add the pasta water, stir and cook on low until everything is well blended. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve in a large bowl with grated Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add sausage; cook 2 min. Stir in carrots, mushrooms, onions and celery; cook 4 to 5 min. or until sausage is browned and vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
• Add flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in broth and milk. Add salad dressing mix and beans; mix well.
• Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Serve topped with bacon bits.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP WITH WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large, heavy bottomed pot. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and cook until beginning to soften, about 4-5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Add the Italian sausage, breaking it up into smaller pieces. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Stir in the garlic cloves and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. If there's a lot of fat in the pan, drain or use paper towels to sop up all but about 1 Tablespoon of fat.
• Pour in the chicken broth and beans and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and add the rainbow chard, stirring until wilted, about 3 minutes. Taste and season as needed.
• Serve with Parmesan flakes and crusty bread.

ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a fine mesh strainer or colander, drain and rinse the beans with cold water. Add the beans to a medium bowl.
• Rinse some fresh parsley and snip the leaves off the stems until you can measure out 1/4 cup of loosely packed parsley. Add the parsley to the bowl of beans.
• In a liquid measuring cup, add the vinegar, olive oil and seasonings. Whisk them to blend, then pour the dressing over the beans. Toss the bean salad with two spoons to mix it.
• Serve the bean salad at room temperature or slightly chilled. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to five days. Stir the bean salad again before serving it.

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Soak beans in cold water, 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain beans and set aside.
• Make a cut down the center of each sausage and peel off the casing. Transfer sausage into 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 the bottom of the pan, creating a fond, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add onion and stir to coat in the rendered sausage fat. Cook until onion starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add white wine to deglaze the pot. Add black pepper, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and water.
• Add drained beans, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Add salt and continue to simmer until beans are tender, about 30 more minutes. Taste beans to be certain they are perfectly cooked.
• Smash about 1/4 of the beans with a potato masher to give the stew a creamy texture if desired. Stir in chopped kale, increase heat to medium, and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt.
• Ladle hot soup into bowls, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

ITALIAN WHITE BEANS & SAUSAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Saute sausage 8 minutes or until cooked through.
• Drain well.
• In a large bowl, whisk mustard& vinegar.
• Whisk in the oil.
• Add remaining ingredients and toss well.
• Chill until ready to serve or serve immediately.

RIGATONI & WHITE BEANS WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and toss with the olive oil, parsley and beans. Set aside.
• In a saucepan or skillet, saute sausage meat until browned. Drain excess fat, if necessary, and add onion, garlic, mushrooms and oregano. Sauté for about 8-10 minutes or until tender. Add crushed chilies, stock and tomatoes and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and balsamic vinegar and continue to simmer until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
• Lightly toss together pasta and sauce. Sprinkle with Romano cheese.

WHITE BEAN, TOMATO AND SAUSAGE ORECCHIETTE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the orecchiette according to package instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, until it starts to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the sausage to a bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving all the oil in the skillet.
• Add the onions to the oil and cook until they start to soften and turn translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start to blister and split, about 4 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
• Add the beans and return the sausage to the skillet. Cook until warmed through. Add the pasta and toss until it is completely coated. Add the Parmesan in batches, stirring to incorporate and letting it melt before more is added. Stir in the basil.
• Plate the pasta and top with more Parmesan and basil. Serve immediately.

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Note 1: OR borlotti beans, washed, picked over and soaked overnight or for at least 6 hours Serve this delicious salad warm in the winter or chilled in the summer.
• It makes a wonderful main dish.
• Drain the beans and combine with the white or yellow onion, the chopped garlic, the water and the bay leaf in a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hours.
• Add salt to taste and half the minced garlic, cover and cook 30 min to an hour, or until tender.
• Drain, reserving the cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, combine 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar and 1 C water in a bowl; add the red onion.
• Add more water to cover if necessary and soak 30 minute.
• Drain.
• Mix together the lemon juice, vinegars, remaining garlic; mustard and 3/4 C cooking liquid from the beans.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Toss with the beans in a salad bowl, along with the red onion, bell pepper, herbs, pepper and more salt to taste. Serve warm or chilled.