You can leave the beans whole or lightly mash them with a wooden spoon. Or you can blend it smoothly. Like I always say, make it your own! The thumbnail has a thyme sprig but I did use rosemary for the recipe. Just ran out of rosemary when I shot the photos. The written recipe is always linked in the description (it's the little "arrow" on mobile and a "show more" on desktop). In the description, you will also find my shop and other links with cookware/ingredients and all the other things you guys frequently ask about. Thanks as always for liking my videos!
I can't stop watching your channel. It's how I decide what I want to eat for the day! I LOVE making white bean soups, but I cannot find dried cannellini beans anywhere and they're so expensive online. Is there something special about the taste of cannellini vs. other big white beans? Why doesn't your daughter ever taste test?
I’m an American living in Florence, Italy. I made this soup for my Italian friends (who are very picky) and they LOVED it…so much that I’ve made it several more times, and their eyes light up every time I bring it. Thank you! PS I love it too.
@@Omnaecyde thx 4 the reply things still aren't back to pre pandemic levels. I don't think they'll ever be, not when markets can so easily be manipulated by so few. A whole other discussion I know.
There's nothing unreasonable about that. Try a Portuguese white bean and kale soup. Toss some Linguica in (or Chorizo if you can't get Linguica) for extra flavor. Phenomenal soup for the cold winter days.
I made this last night. My value to the household has gone up considerably. A really tasy recipe. I used two heads of garlic and was able to get a fresh garden sprig of rosemary. A freshly baked Italian loaf and this soup on our first chilly night of the fall. Perfect!
Definitely a winner in my book. And this is another example of a tasty meal that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, something we're all concerned about these days. And don't forget to roast extra garlic to spread on some nice crusty bread to go with the soup!
I was rolling on the floor laughing when your son said the soup is okay it's good but it's not the best soup you ever made but all through the end of the video he can't put the spoon down he can't stop eating it that was so funny to me so that tells me the soup was a 10 LOL
I absolutely love your channel! You provide such clear directions and alternatives. All cooking channels should be operated as well as yours. I've made a lot of your recipes. Tuna and chicken salad- NY Deli style, meatloaf, I just ordered sodium citrate to try your macaroni and cheese, white clam sauce, Salisbury steak. All were delicious! The list goes on. Thank you for the care and tremendous work I know you put into your work. I've thought about starting a channel but I don't think it would be nearly as good as yours. Moreover, I don't think I would do as well as you do with negative comments and criticism. I really appreciate you and your family's willingness to share your time and talent. My husband always enjoys watching your son's ratings of your dishes!
Delicious idea.. it's pretty cool here in Florida I already made a 5 gallon pot of chili to take to the aid workers and the homeless in the aftermath of the hurricane. Now I'm going to make an additional 5 gallons of your delicious bean soup.
A really good substitute for pancetta (if you're a vegetarian) is roasted cauliflower. First cut out the stem in the middle and cut it into quarters. Drizzle the core and top of the floret with good olive oil and dust with a mix of coriander, granulated garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Roast in the oven, uncovered with the garlic clove at the same temp until the top is a dark golden brown, and then chop into cubes. Also you can do the same thing with your vegetables and then boil to make a great vegetable stock.
I am on a Sip and Feast marathon today rewatching what I have already seen and drooling! I was released from the hospital yesterday after five days of no eating and now I AM HUNGRY! One thing missing, no chef in my kitchen but me and I am not able to shop or stand long enough to prep and cook! You, your food and your family are the BEST! Thanks for your time and effort you take to make everything DIVINE. I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU MAKE❤️
I'm really enjoying the family input at the end. Its fun to see you all talk about the dish and laugh together. Nobody has enough family time, and you've encorporated it into your job so we all can enjoy. Basically, you're family is lovely and thank you for sharing. Another great soup to add to my recipe box. Everyone take a bow. 👏😊
My husband and mother both state that this is the best bean soup I have ever made. I love the way your videos are presented and the family scoring at the end is just great. i am adding this to my Sunday soup list. It's a winner.
I love that the family opinions are so brutally honest! Makes me trust your recipes more because you're not putting pressure on them to say everything is a 10.
I am British in the UK, I made this soup three days ago OMG I loved it !! My Son visited today and I send him home with a large portion of it as he loves fresh tasty food, I will definitely make again !! I had to use smoked bacon though as I couldn't get any pancetta but it was still yummy. Thanks 👯👯👯
Hi James, I am so glad you have the slider to make this for one or two people on the website. I am single, and don't want to eat bean soup for 5 days in a row. I don't mind it for three dinners in a row and one lunch, but then it starts to get a little off. Using the slider helps me halve the ingredients to make it more manageable. I really appreciate that. I love bean soup, any soup almost, so I am printing off the recipe for my binder and am going to make it next on the list. While I have been cooking for over 55 years I am grateful for new takes on soup and other chicken dishes, which you make so wonderfully. I LOVE your spaghetti with sherry sauce. YUM!! Thank you for your recipes and for these fun and informative videos!! 🥣🫕🍲❣
They really are! It’s been found that kids who are raised on whole foods with high fruit and vegetable intake have much lower rates of cancer in their young adult years. It sets the stage for health for a long time. My parents both hated cooking, so I was raised on TV dinners, fast food and frozen chicken nuggets. I had my first real fruits and vegetables in college! As an adult, I now eat Whole Foods, plant based, but I wish my parents had cooked real foods for me growing up and I think kids whose parents love them enough to create healthy meals for them are so lucky.
I love the way you describe things. "4 out of 10" for cooking heat. Finally someone to puts things in terms I can understand. Thank you for all you do. I look forward to making many of your creations.
I always appreciate you adding suggestions for customizing your recipes. I’m by no means a professional chef, just trying to cook something nice for my family. You always mention substitutions for higher-end ingredients, or as in this video mashing the beans for those of us without immersion blenders…I really appreciate that! This soup looks perfect for cooler weather. Can’t wait to try it!
Absolutely love how James does not stop eating once he begins 😂 This soup looks like the perfect meal with cold weather on the way. Thank you to the Taste Tester and the Mother of the Taste Tester and thank you for sharing your recipes with us 😊
Love how your son just keeps on eating until it's gone... I guess he really did like it. I enjoy your family interaction, too. I will be getting heads of garlic to make this one, soon. Thanks and blessings to y'all.
Hi Jim, I have to tell you about this recipe. I made it yesterday using the same ingredients you used all the way down to the fresh herbs and roasting the garlic. This is the BEST soup I have ever made and it's thanks to you. Outstanding flavor and what a difference fresh herbs make. I wasn't really sold on the difference, always preferring dried. But tasting this soup, I was totally blown away. Great job, and thank you so much for sharing. I know you encourage us to make it the way we like it, but when making something for the first time I like to follow the recipe closely, then change up anything the next time I make it. This one will remain unchanged!!! Its perfect. 😊
I made this today. I doubled the recipe and canned 5 quarts. Before I canned it I gave a little sample to my husband and son. They really liked it! Thanks for the recipe!
I came into an inheritance of a bag of pinto beans a few weeks back (long story), so I thought I’d make this recipe for my girlfriend substituting those. She comes home from a long day of school, and I set a bowl of this in front of her. The look on her face after taking that first bite - well, sir, you have won my undying admiration.
Your family is so lucky to have you cooking all this fabulous food every day, and the un-edited commentary from them makes this channel the best thing ever. Keep up the great work. I’m definitely making this one.
I made this soup today with a slight variation and it’s absolutely delicious. I followed the directions for the most part, but since I wanted a thicker soup, I added a little pastina, and for added brightness also added spinach at the end. I wish we could post photos here, because it’s truly scrumptious.
This is awesome! I would've given anything, while raising my three boys, to have them love something that I cooked, as much as your son loved this soup. He said that it wasn't quite as good as your Italian Wedding Soup, but he sure kept eating it! Lovely family!!
Oh my gosh...I love your sweet family and your RUclips channel! The realness of the ratings is always so fun to see unfold. Your chuckle when he said the olive oil was the best. That's how you know you've got a real, true life, honest taste taster. Thank you to a lovely family.
I'm the number one fan of mom! I think I was one of the people to encouraged to go on can more often... I will do this... easy and looks tasty thanks for sharing this one...
I can’t wait for winter ever year for 3 reasons, thunderstorms to marvel at, snowboarding, and making hot amazing soups. Literally nothing better than a hot soup after working or being outside in the cold and rain after a long day when your cold and wet.
To make it vegan, I add 3 tbsp of nutritional yeast in place of the Parmesan rind, after sauteeing the veg. I cook it with the veg for about a minute, before adding the broth.
I love the clarity of your ingredient presentation segment. Too many cooking channels sort of skim over ingredient lists and leave you wondering if you've got everything. You're my go to channel for trying out new recipes!
I made this and it is so good, I can't stop eating it. Didn't have pancetta so I used bacon in its place, put some in with the beans as they were cooking (I used dry beans) and forgot the rosemary and cheese rind, followed your wife's advice and used 2 heads of garlic, otherwise followed your recipe with everything else. Thanks so much for sharing this. Definitely a keeper.
Nutritious, easy, quick, cheap, richly satisfying, and you can make a giant batch on the weekend for lunches during the week. A staple fall-winter soup. Thank you!
I made this soup today using canned beans. Didn't need as much chicken stock. Came out great and dinner is ready before 4:00PM! Makes the wifey happy. Great channel! I give it 10 James's. :)
OMG, this bean soup is absolutely the best! In fact, we love all of your recipes that we have prepared so far. This is the very best cook show. Thanks and please keep it up!
Great video as a father of 2 my wife and girls are my greatest critics! Nothing fancy simple but yet delicious. Going to watch your Italian wedding soup video now!
I've enjoyed this many times in Tuscany. From Pisa, Viareggio, Florence etc they have slight differences, some add sausage etc but they all taste super yummy. This has made me realise I am overdue for a trip to Italy. Love it.
Nice soup. I'm going to make it. You guys are soooo NY I love it. I am from Staten Island but have lived all over the country and now I am in Idaho. I still miss NY and NY people.
We ate a lot of beans growing up, always with good olive oil and always always with bread. Still my favorite. Your recipe including the roasted garlic is a must try! Thank you
This looks so good - I put it on my must make list! Better Than Broth also makes a Roasted Garlic base for those who are vegan OR prefer more of the garlic taste!
I made the soup today and wow it was delicious. My family loved it too. Thanks for the recipe and a great video. I’ll be watching more for more fantastic ideas. Thank you again.
I live in the South. Been eating this growing up and as an adult for YEARS! Had no idea it was a thing! Funny how food brings cultures together! I also add oven roasted cubed potatoes to mine. Tasty! Bring on the cornbread!❤
LOVE IT: I’ve made this (my way - in a vat) and my family (6 boys) all love it. I use parmigiana garlic croutons which I crush in the soup separately via a blender and poured it back in. It gives the whole thing really nice texture & depth. I also use 1 leak, 2 heads of garlic and a bouquet garni (with fresh thyme and just a bit of oregano), in addition to the rosemary and the bay leaf. I take the bundle out before I add the puréed mixture back in. I finish with just a little hit of fresh chopped Italian Parsley on top….not too much, just enough to give it color. On the table I have good quality EVOO, fresh grated Parm, lite sour cream, more croutons and crushed hazelnuts for people to garnish with whatever they prefer……I personally love it with a little sprinkle of nuts. I also serve it with a huge garden salad, full of all our favorite veg and topped with feta & dried cranberries. Our bread of choice with it is cornbread made with brown eggs and 1 can of cream style corn, topped with red pepper flakes and unsalted butter on the side. Either way, however you choose to make this, it’s delicious and definitely worth a try, for sure!!!! THANKS for sharing.
I made this the other day. I used smoked paprika instead of red pepper flakes because they’re not easy to get where I live. Forgot to put the Parmesan in but it tasted delicious just as it was. Amazed by how filling it is. Thank you so much for the recipe!
I have my first pot of this on the stove now. I cannot believe the smell. That lovely smell. Will update once the beans are done. Well beans got done and it was amazing. I used center cut bacon cause the store was out of pancetta. Next time it will be pancetta. We have a baker in the area that does a wonderful rosemary sourdough that would great with this.
Love, love, love your videos! You are my go to when I need to make anything especially when I go scrounging in the fridge for what I have on hand and not want to go to the store. It will be stormy here tonight so Creamy roasted Tuscan White bean soup is what is happening today! You and your family are wonderful! Thank you so much for all of your recipes. God Bless!
I was really impressed with your judges honesty, it’s so helpful to get an honest opinion. My Family always says my food is good, So I really have no place to go with improvements.
Madethis for dinner 2 days ago and it was simply delicious. We live in MX so we used Peruvian white beans and it was soooo good. I don’t eat pancetta so left it out. Will totally be making this again. And I did 2 heads of garlic as suggested by your wife and son. YUM! Oh and did the garlic in our air fryer on the base setting so the kitchen didn’t get so hot.
Wow, tough critics you live with, love it! Love your family's rating system too, so fun. This looks delicious, easy and healthy, just my kind of recipe. Thank you!
I made this soup yesterday and felt like a real Italian it came out so good!!! (I’m Irish so this is a big feat for me) I love your videos bc they’re so straightforward and easy to follow. I can’t wait to try more recipes!
Dude, we made your lentil soup two weeks ago. My wife and I ate it for 4 dinners. I wasn’t excited about it at first, but I knew my wife loves soup so we tried it. IT WAS SO GOOD, HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Going to make this one for meal prep dinners next week! I’m sure it will be awesome.
Yum! I love to add Italian kale or chard to bean soup. I made bean stew two nights ago and used organic cannellini beans. They were awesome and it was quick, super easy. I had some jalapeno smoked Texas kielbasa that I diced as my meat. I have started grating onion and fresh tomato to make a quick, light sauce. Again fast, easy, lighter than a Sunday sauce.
I don't know what it is about your channel, but I love everything about it. I have watched dozens of cooking channels and tire of them soon after, but I enjoy all your videos and recipes. keep up the great work.
Just made this. Didn’t have pancetta, so used all olive oil. Puréed about 75% of the soup. Didn’t have a cheese rind. Used canned beans. Will use dry next time. Did stir in some freshly grated Romano cheese. This was absolutely amazing. Kids wanted seconds.
I made this soup for my family and it’s one of the best soups I’ve ever tasted. I’m also making it again on Wednesday for a family that the mom is going through surgery.
I have a very similar recipe (Shrimp and Bean Stew) that is a family favorite, but with a couple of additions. In a second pan sauté a pound of shelled fresh shrimp in olive oil and a tablespoon of smoke paprika, then stir into the soup for five minutes. And I also stir in a chopped, cleaned bunch of dandelion greens and finish the soup with a tablespoon of cooking sherry.
You can leave the beans whole or lightly mash them with a wooden spoon. Or you can blend it smoothly. Like I always say, make it your own! The thumbnail has a thyme sprig but I did use rosemary for the recipe. Just ran out of rosemary when I shot the photos. The written recipe is always linked in the description (it's the little "arrow" on mobile and a "show more" on desktop). In the description, you will also find my shop and other links with cookware/ingredients and all the other things you guys frequently ask about. Thanks as always for liking my videos!
You mention "1 bag" of beans" what is the actual weight or volume (of the dry beans)?
1 pound of dry beans.
I cook all your recipes on tiktok .. I love u thank you for sharing
I can't stop watching your channel. It's how I decide what I want to eat for the day!
I LOVE making white bean soups, but I cannot find dried cannellini beans anywhere and they're so expensive online. Is there something special about the taste of cannellini vs. other big white beans? Why doesn't your daughter ever taste test?
Mahalo. 👍🥄 this recipe will be great for January when the surf is nice and water is cooler here.
I’m an American living in Florence, Italy. I made this soup for my Italian friends (who are very picky) and they LOVED it…so much that I’ve made it several more times, and their eyes light up every time I bring it. Thank you! PS I love it too.
That's an Amazing testimony
Lucky you. I love Florence, Italy. I am sure I have lived there in past lives. This soup will be made very soon.
I have an unreasonable obsession with cannellini beans, so I love every version of tuscan bean soup
Have you had trouble finding them lately, canned? I have.
@@Joseph1NJ yes as well as other things like certain spices. Supply chain? Idk whats going on anymore.
@@Omnaecyde thx 4 the reply things still aren't back to pre pandemic levels. I don't think they'll ever be, not when markets can so easily be manipulated by so few. A whole other discussion I know.
@@Joseph1NJ Yeah. I want new age variety with 1960’s prices 😂 I don’t pay attention to politics. I just want to keep cooking in my own little world.
There's nothing unreasonable about that. Try a Portuguese white bean and kale soup. Toss some Linguica in (or Chorizo if you can't get Linguica) for extra flavor. Phenomenal soup for the cold winter days.
I made this last night. My value to the household has gone up considerably. A really tasy recipe. I used two heads of garlic and was able to get a fresh garden sprig of rosemary. A freshly baked Italian loaf and this soup on our first chilly night of the fall. Perfect!
"I made this last night. My value to the household has gone up considerably."
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love it!
Definitely a winner in my book. And this is another example of a tasty meal that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, something we're all concerned about these days. And don't forget to roast extra garlic to spread on some nice crusty bread to go with the soup!
My mother always mashed the beans with a potato masher and I do that, too. The texture is wonderful; like you said, "rustic"❣️
I was rolling on the floor laughing when your son said the soup is okay it's good but it's not the best soup you ever made but all through the end of the video he can't put the spoon down he can't stop eating it that was so funny to me so that tells me the soup was a 10 LOL
I absolutely love your channel! You provide such clear directions and alternatives. All cooking channels should be operated as well as yours. I've made a lot of your recipes. Tuna and chicken salad- NY Deli style, meatloaf, I just ordered sodium citrate to try your macaroni and cheese, white clam sauce, Salisbury steak. All were delicious! The list goes on. Thank you for the care and tremendous work I know you put into your work. I've thought about starting a channel but I don't think it would be nearly as good as yours. Moreover, I don't think I would do as well as you do with negative comments and criticism. I really appreciate you and your family's willingness to share your time and talent. My husband always enjoys watching your son's ratings of your dishes!
Delicious idea.. it's pretty cool here in Florida I already made a 5 gallon pot of chili to take to the aid workers and the homeless in the aftermath of the hurricane. Now I'm going to make an additional 5 gallons of your delicious bean soup.
Thank you sir.
I'm in Florida I wish it'd cool off in my area. So hot.....
@@eyeonhim3338 the Heat's back on and the humidity. Help is still needed after the hurricane!
Lmao , cold in Fla.. haha try 1 degree C thats 33.8 F 😅 🤣 😆 , that's the funniest thing I've read. ❣️❣️❣️
Best wishes through your stormy season. I just had to giggle. Much 🙏 respect. I'll probably make this now .. looks 👍 great
A really good substitute for pancetta (if you're a vegetarian) is roasted cauliflower. First cut out the stem in the middle and cut it into quarters. Drizzle the core and top of the floret with good olive oil and dust with a mix of coriander, granulated garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Roast in the oven, uncovered with the garlic clove at the same temp until the top is a dark golden brown, and then chop into cubes. Also you can do the same thing with your vegetables and then boil to make a great vegetable stock.
Katherine, thank you!
Thank you Katherine. I live in a food desert so no access to pancetta so nice to have a substitute option
@@jillv4006 Thanks for letting me know, very glad I could help☺
This is more affordable during this terrible economic times as well.
Good idea! I also like adding smoked Spanish paprika for a smoky flavor instead of meat.
I am on a Sip and Feast marathon today rewatching what I have already seen and drooling! I was released from the hospital
yesterday after five days of no eating and now I AM HUNGRY! One thing missing, no chef in my kitchen but me and I am not
able to shop or stand long enough to prep and cook! You, your food and your family are the BEST! Thanks for your time and effort you take to make everything DIVINE. I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU MAKE❤️
I made this today for my wife. WOW! This was amazing.
He sure liked the soup so much
He ate the whole soup ❤.
I will definitely make this soup.
My mouth was watering when he
Was eating it ❤
I'm really enjoying the family input at the end. Its fun to see you all talk about the dish and laugh together. Nobody has enough family time, and you've encorporated it into your job so we all can enjoy. Basically, you're family is lovely and thank you for sharing. Another great soup to add to my recipe box. Everyone take a bow. 👏😊
Agree with this. So sweet
My husband and mother both state that this is the best bean soup I have ever made. I love the way your videos are presented and the family scoring at the end is just great. i am adding this to my Sunday soup list. It's a winner.
I love that the family opinions are so brutally honest! Makes me trust your recipes more because you're not putting pressure on them to say everything is a 10.
You explain things so well, like “heat 4 out of 10”. This looks easy & delicious. Thank you!
I am British in the UK, I made this soup three days ago OMG I loved it !! My Son visited today and I send him home with a large portion of it as he loves fresh tasty food, I will definitely make again !! I had to use smoked bacon though as I couldn't get any pancetta but it was still yummy. Thanks 👯👯👯
I LOVE this soup. I do not eat meat and just left the pancetta out. Even my carnivorous husband loved it.
You make me miss my family that have moved on to the table of great food in the sky. Such great memories with the older guard born in the 1920’s. 🎉🎉🎉
I’m sorry for your losses. It sounds as if you had wonderful memory with them 🕊️
I made this with pinto beans, canned minced garlic, Italian sausage, and dried rosemary. It still came out amazing. I'm on my second bowl.
That’s sounds yummy, better with the Italian sausage!
Yeah I’m thinking about all kinds of alternatives. Bacon, ham, even maybe the Portuguese sausages I love so much.
Hi James, I am so glad you have the slider to make this for one or two people on the website. I am single, and don't want to eat bean soup for 5 days in a row. I don't mind it for three dinners in a row and one lunch, but then it starts to get a little off. Using the slider helps me halve the ingredients to make it more manageable. I really appreciate that. I love bean soup, any soup almost, so I am printing off the recipe for my binder and am going to make it next on the list. While I have been cooking for over 55 years I am grateful for new takes on soup and other chicken dishes, which you make so wonderfully. I LOVE your spaghetti with sherry sauce. YUM!! Thank you for your recipes and for these fun and informative videos!! 🥣🫕🍲❣
Your son and wife are so lucky to have you cooking for them.
They really are! It’s been found that kids who are raised on whole foods with high fruit and vegetable intake have much lower rates of cancer in their young adult years. It sets the stage for health for a long time. My parents both hated cooking, so I was raised on TV dinners, fast food and frozen chicken nuggets. I had my first real fruits and vegetables in college! As an adult, I now eat Whole Foods, plant based, but I wish my parents had cooked real foods for me growing up and I think kids whose parents love them enough to create healthy meals for them are so lucky.
I love the way you describe things. "4 out of 10" for cooking heat. Finally someone to puts things in terms I can understand. Thank you for all you do. I look forward to making many of your creations.
I always appreciate you adding suggestions for customizing your recipes. I’m by no means a professional chef, just trying to cook something nice for my family. You always mention substitutions for higher-end ingredients, or as in this video mashing the beans for those of us without immersion blenders…I really appreciate that! This soup looks perfect for cooler weather. Can’t wait to try it!
I have a feeling this is one of those soups that tastes even better the next day. Thanks for the recipe
this was so fun to watch ! and included the family 😇 I MUST make this soon !!!!! Thank you from a very cold 30 degrees....here in 🤠TEXAS......town !.
Absolutely love how James does not stop eating once he begins 😂 This soup looks like the perfect meal with cold weather on the way. Thank you to the Taste Tester and the Mother of the Taste Tester and thank you for sharing your recipes with us 😊
Great cooks always taste while cooking
I love your cooking channel, it's not pretentious. Honestly..I love your impartial jours..lol. Family sticks together like a warm soup to ribs.
Any man that cooks gets a 10 out of 10 in my opinion!!
Love how your son just keeps on eating until it's gone... I guess he really did like it. I enjoy your family interaction, too. I will be getting heads of garlic to make this one, soon. Thanks and blessings to y'all.
I used vegetable stock, no meat and it was delicious! I added a mix of spinach/kale chopped up to add some green to the mix. Just perfect!
Hi Jim, I have to tell you about this recipe. I made it yesterday using the same ingredients you used all the way down to the fresh herbs and roasting the garlic. This is the BEST soup I have ever made and it's thanks to you. Outstanding flavor and what a difference fresh herbs make. I wasn't really sold on the difference, always preferring dried. But tasting this soup, I was totally blown away. Great job, and thank you so much for sharing. I know you encourage us to make it the way we like it, but when making something for the first time I like to follow the recipe closely, then change up anything the next time I make it. This one will remain unchanged!!! Its perfect. 😊
I don't watch every one of your videos, but every time I do watch one its always really well done and enjoyable. Thanks for all the great content!
Thank you so much!
I made this today. I doubled the recipe and canned 5 quarts. Before I canned it I gave a little sample to my husband and son. They really liked it! Thanks for the recipe!
I came into an inheritance of a bag of pinto beans a few weeks back (long story), so I thought I’d make this recipe for my girlfriend substituting those. She comes home from a long day of school, and I set a bowl of this in front of her. The look on her face after taking that first bite - well, sir, you have won my undying admiration.
Your family is so lucky to have you cooking all this fabulous food every day, and the un-edited commentary from them makes this channel the best thing ever. Keep up the great work. I’m definitely making this one.
Me too with two bulbs of roasted garlic
I made this soup today with a slight variation and it’s absolutely delicious. I followed the directions for the most part, but since I wanted a thicker soup, I added a little pastina, and for added brightness also added spinach at the end. I wish we could post photos here, because it’s truly scrumptious.
This is awesome! I would've given anything, while raising my three boys, to have them love something that I cooked, as much as your son loved this soup. He said that it wasn't quite as good as your Italian Wedding Soup, but he sure kept eating it! Lovely family!!
Another great recipe. I like the way you encourage cooks to make changes to suit their taste.
Oh my gosh...I love your sweet family and your RUclips channel! The realness of the ratings is always so fun to see unfold. Your chuckle when he said the olive oil was the best. That's how you know you've got a real, true life, honest taste taster. Thank you to a lovely family.
I'm the number one fan of mom! I think I was one of the people to encouraged to go on can more often...
I will do this... easy and looks tasty thanks for sharing this one...
I can’t wait for winter ever year for 3 reasons, thunderstorms to marvel at, snowboarding, and making hot amazing soups. Literally nothing better than a hot soup after working or being outside in the cold and rain after a long day when your cold and wet.
Looks great! I’d remove the crispy pancetta from the fat, then use it to garnish the soup when serving!
To make it vegan, I add 3 tbsp of nutritional yeast in place of the Parmesan rind, after sauteeing the veg. I cook it with the veg for about a minute, before adding the broth.
I love the clarity of your ingredient presentation segment. Too many cooking channels sort of skim over ingredient lists and leave you wondering if you've got everything. You're my go to channel for trying out new recipes!
cute kid! I love white Bean soup too, this looks amazing. I will be eating this all week ! Yummers!!!
Roasted garlic, cheese rine and pancetta, I'm in heaven..going to try that.
Your family is so luck to have you in the kitchen! You get a 10!
I made this and it is so good, I can't stop eating it. Didn't have pancetta so I used bacon in its place, put some in with the beans as they were cooking (I used dry beans) and forgot the rosemary and cheese rind, followed your wife's advice and used 2 heads of garlic, otherwise followed your recipe with everything else. Thanks so much for sharing this. Definitely a keeper.
Nutritious, easy, quick, cheap, richly satisfying, and you can make a giant batch on the weekend for lunches during the week. A staple fall-winter soup. Thank you!
Yum, I love bean soup! Thanks for another easy and affordable recipe.
I like a bean soup that isn't tomato based all the time.
perfect for rainy days! i will definitely try this.
It was absolutely delicious! I added another head of garlic…we love garlic! This is a keeper! Sharing recipe ..! Thank-you!
Just found your channel and love it! Takes me back to my grandfathers kitchen who came to this country as a young man. Thank you
I made this soup today using canned beans. Didn't need as much chicken stock. Came out great and dinner is ready before 4:00PM! Makes the wifey happy. Great channel! I give it 10 James's. :)
How many cans did you use? ❤
Oh what a relief! Someone used canned beans and it turned out good! Because I’m a not soakin’ beans..🤣
OMG, this bean soup is absolutely the best! In fact, we love all of your recipes that we have prepared so far. This is the very best cook show. Thanks and please keep it up!
Great video as a father of 2 my wife and girls are my greatest critics! Nothing fancy simple but yet delicious. Going to watch your Italian wedding soup video now!
The soup looks excellent, very nice to have family input, especially from your son. You can't fake affection like that, congratulations dad.🏆
I've enjoyed this many times in Tuscany. From Pisa, Viareggio, Florence etc they have slight differences, some add sausage etc but they all taste super yummy. This has made me realise I am overdue for a trip to Italy. Love it.
Nice soup. I'm going to make it. You guys are soooo NY I love it. I am from Staten Island but have lived all over the country and now I am in Idaho. I still miss NY and NY people.
Can’t wait to try this soup! You guys are so adorable! Thank you! John 3:16❤
We ate a lot of beans growing up, always with good olive oil and always always with bread. Still my favorite. Your recipe including the roasted garlic is a must try! Thank you
This looks so good - I put it on my must make list! Better Than Broth also makes a Roasted Garlic base for those who are vegan OR prefer more of the garlic taste!
This is such a good cooking channel. Great recipes and great personality!
I love these videos where you have your wife and son on, you're so clearly hoping to satisfy them, it's very wholesome.
I made the soup today and wow it was delicious. My family loved it too. Thanks for the recipe and a great video. I’ll be watching more for more fantastic ideas. Thank you again.
Thanks! The critique was so respectful. I will try this soon.
I live in the South. Been eating this growing up and as an adult for YEARS! Had no idea it was a thing! Funny how food brings cultures together! I also add oven roasted cubed potatoes to mine. Tasty! Bring on the cornbread!❤
The taste testings are always so much fun. God bless your family. Keep up the good work. We appreciate your channel.
LOVE IT: I’ve made this (my way - in a vat) and my family (6 boys) all love it. I use parmigiana garlic croutons which I crush in the soup separately via a blender and poured it back in. It gives the whole thing really nice texture & depth. I also use 1 leak, 2 heads of garlic and a bouquet garni (with fresh thyme and just a bit of oregano), in addition to the rosemary and the bay leaf. I take the bundle out before I add the puréed mixture back in. I finish with just a little hit of fresh chopped Italian Parsley on top….not too much, just enough to give it color.
On the table I have good quality EVOO, fresh grated Parm, lite sour cream, more croutons and crushed hazelnuts for people to garnish with whatever they prefer……I personally love it with a little sprinkle of nuts.
I also serve it with a huge garden salad, full of all our favorite veg and topped with feta & dried cranberries.
Our bread of choice with it is cornbread made with brown eggs and 1 can of cream style corn, topped with red pepper flakes and unsalted butter on the side.
Either way, however you choose to make this, it’s delicious and definitely worth a try, for sure!!!!
THANKS for sharing.
I made this the other day. I used smoked paprika instead of red pepper flakes because they’re not easy to get where I live. Forgot to put the Parmesan in but it tasted delicious just as it was. Amazed by how filling it is. Thank you so much for the recipe!
I have my first pot of this on the stove now. I cannot believe the smell. That lovely smell. Will update once the beans are done.
Well beans got done and it was amazing. I used center cut bacon cause the store was out of pancetta. Next time it will be pancetta. We have a baker in the area that does a wonderful rosemary sourdough that would great with this.
Your lentil soup recipe was fantastic! Thank you for sharing that recipe. I cannot wait to try the white beans soup.
I’ve been on keto but your videos are my guilty pleasure. You love and you family
Love, love, love your videos! You are my go to when I need to make anything especially when I go scrounging in the fridge for what I have on hand and not want to go to the store. It will be stormy here tonight so Creamy roasted Tuscan White bean soup is what is happening today! You and your family are wonderful! Thank you so much for all of your recipes. God Bless!
I make them exactly the same way. I chop the stems and put in the stuffing. I cook on top of the stove in a big covered pot.
I was really impressed with your judges honesty, it’s so helpful to get an honest opinion. My Family always says my food is good, So I really have no place to go with improvements.
Jim, we're off to the store to get some beans, then I'm making this! Perfect for a Saturday afternoon. You have a lovely family!
Madethis for dinner 2 days ago and it was simply delicious. We live in MX so we used Peruvian white beans and it was soooo good. I don’t eat pancetta so left it out. Will totally be making this again. And I did 2 heads of garlic as suggested by your wife and son. YUM! Oh and did the garlic in our air fryer on the base setting so the kitchen didn’t get so hot.
Not base setting, BAKE
YUM!!! I love great northern bean soup ! Will be doing this recipe. Thank you !!!
I made this soup and I was stunned. The most delicious bean soup I have ever tasted hands down.❤️
I love bean soups, especially Italian bean soups. They're the best. This recipe is lovely.
Wow, tough critics you live with, love it! Love your family's rating system too, so fun. This looks delicious, easy and healthy, just my kind of recipe. Thank you!
Looks fantastic, and you can never have to much garlic. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Stay well and safe.
I made this soup yesterday and felt like a real Italian it came out so good!!! (I’m Irish so this is a big feat for me) I love your videos bc they’re so straightforward and easy to follow. I can’t wait to try more recipes!
love the family interactions at the end
Dude, we made your lentil soup two weeks ago. My wife and I ate it for 4 dinners. I wasn’t excited about it at first, but I knew my wife loves soup so we tried it. IT WAS SO GOOD, HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Going to make this one for meal prep dinners next week! I’m sure it will be awesome.
Yum! I love to add Italian kale or chard to bean soup. I made bean stew two nights ago and used organic cannellini beans. They were awesome and it was quick, super easy. I had some jalapeno smoked Texas kielbasa that I diced as my meat. I have started grating onion and fresh tomato to make a quick, light sauce. Again fast, easy, lighter than a Sunday sauce.
Can't wait for the day James is the chef and you are the taste tester, and see those ratings! Great job family
Good point! It will be so interesting when the roles are reversed!
I don't know what it is about your channel, but I love everything about it. I have watched dozens of cooking channels and tire of them soon after, but I enjoy all your videos and recipes. keep up the great work.
Just made this.
Didn’t have pancetta, so used all olive oil.
Puréed about 75% of the soup.
Didn’t have a cheese rind.
Used canned beans. Will use dry next time.
Did stir in some freshly grated Romano cheese.
This was absolutely amazing. Kids wanted seconds.
I made this soup for my family and it’s one of the best soups I’ve ever tasted.
I’m also making it again on Wednesday for a family that the mom is going through surgery.
I have a very similar recipe (Shrimp and Bean Stew) that is a family favorite, but with a couple of additions. In a second pan sauté a pound of shelled fresh shrimp in olive oil and a tablespoon of smoke paprika, then stir into the soup for five minutes. And I also stir in a chopped, cleaned bunch of dandelion greens and finish the soup with a tablespoon of cooking sherry.
TY for the lesson. I preserve soups so I am definitely going to make your soup. Looks delicious and healthy.
Hands down, you have the Best foodie video’s. Love the recipe’s, prep, and technique. Another great presentation, one of my favorite soups.
Tough crowd! I love seeing the family involvement. Great stuff!
With the way James devoured this soup, I thought for sure he'd give it a 10!!
I made this with Italian sausage, as I didn't have pancetta on hand, and it was fantastic! Will definitely make again.
I grew Lima beans aka black eyed peas. Making it with that and my homegrown garlic and homegrown rosemary
Have made thinks several times, when I'm not eating it I'm thinking about it, soooooooooo delicious!!!!