Name: Butter Bean Soup Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 slices pancetta; 2 clove garlic; 1 head escarole; nutmeg; 1 can butter beans; salt and pepper; 2 cups chicken stock; 1 tsp lemon zest; or roll crusty bread; Parmigiano-Reggiano

How To Make Butter Bean Soup

This warm bowl of butter bean soup is packed with savory pancetta, sweet-bitter escarole, and lemon, then simmered in chicken broth, for a flavorful meal!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspextra virgin olive oil
2slicespancetta
2garlic cloves
1escarole head
nutmeg
1canbutter beans
salt and pepper
2cupschicken stock
1tsplemon zest
crusty bread,or roll
Parmigiano-Reggiano

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a high-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until it starts to crisp. Add the garlic and stir for 1 minute.
Wilt in the escarole a handful at a time, and when it is all added, season with the nutmeg. Fold the beans into the escarole and season with salt and pepper.
Stir in the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Stir in the lemon zest and remove from the heat.
Serve in a large shallow bowl with the bread for mopping and the cheese for topping, and enjoy!