Tuscan Chicken And White Bean Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place a medium, heavy soup pot over medium heat. Add the butter, olive oil, and shallot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallots are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the sage and beans and stir to combine. Add the stock and bring the mixture to a simmer. Add the garlic and simmer until the garlic is softened, about 10 minutes. Pour the soup into a large bowl. Carefully ladle 1/3 to 1/2 of the soup into a blender and puree until smooth. Be careful to hold the top of the blender tightly, as hot liquids expand when they are blended. Pour the blended soup back into the soup pan. Puree the remaining soup. Once all the soup is blended and back in the soup pan, add the cream and the pepper Keep warm, covered, over very low heat.
• Place a grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle the slices of ciabatta bread with extra-virgin olive oil. Grill the bread until warm and golden grill marks appear, about 3 minutes a side. Serve the soup in bowls with the grilled bread alongside.

Steps:

• Combine beans, water, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, ham, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, garlic, and bay leaf in a stock pot; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for two hours.
• Add additional water. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for an additional two hours. Discard bay leaf.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-low heat.
• Add onions, carrots and celery and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add garlic and dried red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, chicken thighs, beans, herbs and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to low and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from heat. Remove and discard herb springs.
• Transfer chicken thighs to a cutting board. Shred chicken into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
• Using a blender or food processor, puree 2 cups of the soup and return to the Dutch oven.
• Bring soup to a boil over medium heat.
• Add kale and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer for 5 minutes or until kale is tender.
• Add chicken and continue to simmer until hot, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Ladle into serving bowls, Drizzle each with extra-virgin olive oil and garnish with shredded Parmesan cheese.