Italian Vegetable Stew Recipes

ITALIAN VEGETABLE STEW (CIAMBOTTA)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 7-to 8-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add onions, celery, carrots, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Add eggplant and water and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is slightly softened, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes with juice and bell peppers, then reduce heat to low and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook green beans in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan of well-salted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Add zucchini to boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to bowl with green beans. Add potatoes to boiling water and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and add to beans and zucchini.
• Add boiled vegetables to stew and simmer, stirring, until all vegetables are very soft, about 15 minutes. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

ITALIAN VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• In dutch oven or large pot, heat oil over med-high heat; saute onion, garlic, celery and bay leaf until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add vegetable marrow or zucchini, green and red peppers, and hot pepper flakes; cook until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. (Add basil in at this step if using dried.).
• Add stock or water; cover and bring to a boil. Add potatoes & tomatoes, reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Add drained chick peas. Stir in salt and pepper and fresh basil (if using fresh.) Discard bay leaf.

VEGETABLE STEW (GIAMBOTTA)

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Heat a medium soup pot over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, bay, chopped garlic and onions and let them sweat out while you prepare the rest of the veggies. Work next to the stove and drop as you chop, in order of longest cooking time: potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, and bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and add tomatoes and stock and cook 5 minutes more, to heat through. Turn heat off and stir in basil.
• Char bread under broiler and rub with cracked garlic then drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, top with cheese and pepper and return to the broiler for 30 seconds to brown cheese. Serve cheese whole-grain toast with bowls of vegetable stew.

ITALIAN VEGETABLE BOWL

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle over medium heat, cook beef until no longer pink; drain. Add the next 12 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the vegetables are tender. Add cabbage, macaroni and parsley. Cook 20 minutes longer or until cabbage is tender.

ITALIAN VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Trim green beans and cut in half. Slice the onions and peppers. Mince the garlic. Cut the eggplant and zucchini into 1" chunks. Peel the potato and cut into 1/2" chunks.
• Put the green beans, onions, and garlic in a large crock pot.
• Mix eggplant, zucchini, peppers, potatoes, tomato sauce, olive oil, salt, Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper in a large bowl. Add to crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low 8 hours, or high 4 hours.
• Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Scatter bread on a rimmed baking sheet in a single layer. Let stand at room temperature to slightly dry out, about 2 hours.
• Working in batches, cook collards and kale separately in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, about 3 minutes per batch. Rinse to cool. Squeeze out excess water; roughly chop. Set aside.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, and leek; stir often until softened, 8-10 minutes.
• Add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushing with your hands as you add them. Cook, stirring frequently, until liquid is evaporated and tomatoes begin to stick to the bottom of the pot, 10-15 minutes.
• Add broth, beans, thyme, marjoram, bay leaf, and reserved greens; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors meld and soup thickens slightly, 40-50 minutes. DO AHEAD: Soup can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool slightly; chill until cold. Cover and keep chilled. Reheat before continuing. Store bread airtight at room temperature.
• Just before serving, gently stir bread and 1/4 cup oil into soup. Divide among bowls, top with Parmesan, and drizzle with oil.