Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped
1 banana pepper, deveined, and chopped
1/4 cup celery, chopped – or a pinch of ground celery seed
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups green beans, sliced on the diagonal
1 cup uncooked brown rice
1/4 t paprika
1/4 t oregano
1/4 t thyme
1/8 t ground black pepper
1/8 t ground white pepper
1/8 t cumin
Pinch of salt
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup slivered almonds
Garnish: 2 green onions, sliced, hot red pepper flakes Read More
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
6-8 strips of meaty bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 cup onions, chopped
1 lb green beans
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/4 t sugar
Optional: melted butter and/or salt to taste Read More
Ingredients:
1 t olive oil
2 oz prosciutto, cut in to strips
2 T olive oil
1/4 of a sweet onion, sliced
8 oz mushrooms, thickly sliced
1/8 t Kosher salt
12 oz fresh green beans, ends trimmed, leave whole or snap in half
1/8 t ground black pepper Read More
Meatball Ingredients:
1 1/3 pound ground beef
1/2 cup processed bread crumbs
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1 egg
2 T fresh parsley chopped (or 1 t dried)
2 t dried garlic
1 t dried onion powder
1/2 t oregano
1/2 t cracked black pepper
Soup Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
1 small sweet onion, chopped
1 1/2 T fresh garlic, minced
4 cups beef stock.
1 (28 oz) can Cento Italian plum tomatoes, hand squished
1 cup water
1 T dried basil
1 t dry oregano
1 t sugar
1/2 t cracked black pepper
1/2 t Tabasco sauce
12 oz cut green beans
1 meatball recipe from above
1/2 cup acini di pepe or other teensy tiny soup pasta Read More
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
1 onion, chopped
8 oz mushrooms, button or cremini, cut into large chunks
2 t dried oregano
3 t dried basil
6 t garlic, chopped
1-2 t powdered garlic
1/2 t fresh cracked black pepper
1/2 t red pepper flakes
A few twists of the sea salt grinder (do not use if you use regular salted stock)
1 t sugar
2 cups beef stock, low sodium
32 oz tomatoes, canned or fresh, hand squished
12 oz green beans, cut, fresh or frozen
1/3 cup acini di pepe or other teensy tiny soup pasta Read More
Ingredients:
12 oz green beans, trimmed
2 t Dijon mustard
2 T lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 T shallot, minced
1/4 t fresh cracked black pepper
1 T parsley, minced
Optional: slivered almonds, chopped walnuts, a teeny pinch of good sea salt Read More
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed
1 sweet red pepper, deseeded and sliced
1/2 onion, sliced
1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
1 t dried rosemary, or 1 T fresh rosemary
1/4 t white or fresh cracked black pepper
1 1/2 T olive oil
Optional: salt to taste Read More
Ingredients:
1 lb fresh green beans or haricot verts
2 T butter, unsalted
1 t ground garlic
1/4 t ground cumin
1 pinch of turmeric (just a light sprinkle)
1/8 t ground black pepper
Salt to taste Read More
Ingredients:
2 t olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 celery stalks
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
4 cloves garlic
1 recipe Beef Bone Stock (6 cups)
2 (15 oz) cans diced tomatoes
1 T fresh parsley, chopped
1 parmesan rind
1/2 t oregano
1 t garlic powder
1 bay leaf
Two shakes of crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste
4 medium red potatoes
12 oz cut or snapped green beans
Cooked beef from the bones that made the stock
Additional salt and pepper to taste
Alternative ingredient: use store bought stock and cut leftover roast or steak into small pieces and add it to the soup. Read More
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