Fagioli: Italian Bean Recipes

About Beans. Already know? Recipes, Then:

Beans in a Meatless Sauce, or Fasoi in Salsa de Magro
Beans gain a zesty zing from anchovies in this summer favorite from the Vicentino.

Fagioli alla Mugnaia
I'm not quite certain what millers have to do with this refreshing bean salad from the Marches.

Fagioli, Cipolla e Cingherlin
A refreshing been-and-cheese salad from Lombardia.

Fagioli al Fiasco
The Tuscan equivalent of baked beans, and some ideas for fava beans too.

Fagioli al Fiasco
The traditional hearthside technique for making this Tuscan delight (in my review of The Magic of Fire).

Fagioli Freschi alla Mantovana
A tasty bean-based vegetable medley that will also work well with pasta if you don't cook all the water out of it.

Fagioli Freddi al Cumino
Cumin adds a pleasing exotic note to this refreshing plate of beans.

Fagioli Stufati
A variation on Fagioli al Fiasco, with some thoughts on bean cooking in general.

Fagioli col Formaggio, in Forno
Tuscan baked beans with cheese and herbs, to warm heart ans soul in winter.

Fagioli con Pancetta e Radicchio
A rich, hearty beans dish with pancetta and radicchio rosso, from Friuli.

Fagioli alla Gallurese
A hearty Sardinian bean dish, with cabbage, wild fennel and pancetta to add body.

Fagioli all'Uccelletto
Boiled beans, with just a bit of tomato too. Perfect with sausages in winter!

Polenta coi Fasoi
Polenta with beans makes for a tasty antipasto, or a nice accompaniment to a roast or stew.

Fagioli in Umido
Stewed beans, a simple, tasty recipe from Lombardia.

Fagioli in Salsa di Acciughe
Beans with a zesty anchovy sauce, from the Veneto.

Fagiolata
The Piemontese equivalent of pork and beans is perfect over polenta.

Fasuleda
So is what's made in nearby Emilia

While We're On The Subject Of Beans, Some Soup Recipes:

Fave e Aiete
A fava bean and collard green soup from Basilicata, the instep of the boot.

Pasta e Fagioli
About as hearty as one can get, and tasty too.

Maccu di San 'Gnuseppi
A rich Sicilian legume soup for San Giuseppe, and also a traditional way of clearing out the pantry at the beginning of spring.

Zuppa Lombarda
An extremely simple Tuscan bean soup, with beans, bean broth and toasted bread highlighted by fresh olive oil.

Fregula e Fagioli
The Sardinian equivalent of Pasta e Fagioli.

Minestra di Pane e Ribollita
Two of the best uses imaginable for day-old bread, and one soup that makes winter worth getting excited over.

Minestrone
A recipe based on Pellegrino Artusi's, with sobering thoughts on 19th century life.

Minestra di Fagioli
A simple, tasty bean soup.

Pasta e Fagioli Vicentina Style, or Pasta e Fasui a la Visentina
In the Vicentino pasta e fasoi is made with fresh tagliatelle, and it does make a difference.

A Few Things On The Net:

Beans
An exhaustive glossary with lots of photos, synonyms and more. Interesting!

Pasta and Beans with Pork Ribs
From the Good & Garlicky, Thick & Hearty, Soul-Satisfying More Than Minestrone Italian Soup Cookbook, by Joe Famularo -- Posted on the Kitchen Link site.