Best Slow Cooker Ribollita Recipes

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SLOW COOKER RIBOLLITA



Slow Cooker Ribollita image

Ribollita is like a heartier version of minestrone, thickened with bread and redolent with garlic. It is a beautiful soup when it's fresh from the pot, but it is also perhaps the most noble of leftovers.

Provided by Hugh Acheson

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 pound dried cannellini beans
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large sweet onion, small-diced
Kosher salt
2 large carrots, small-diced
3 celery stalks, small-diced
1/2 large butternut squash, peeled and small-diced (2 cups)
1 head garlic, cloves separated, peeled, and thinly sliced
1 (28-ounce) can San Marzano tomatoes, drained
Bouquet garni: 2 bay leaves plus a couple sprigs each of fresh sage, oregano, flat-leaf parsley, and thyme, tied together with twine
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound cavolo nero (a.k.a. dinosaur kale or Tuscan kale), leaves torn into small pieces, stems finely minced
3 cups torn country bread, toasted
1 1/2 cups finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Special Equipment
6-quart (or larger) slow cooker

Steps:

  • Place the beans in a large bowl and add cold water to cover by 3 inches. Cover the bowl and soak the beans in the refrigerator overnight.
  • The next day, pour the beans and their soaking liquid into a slow cooker. Add enough fresh water to cover the beans by 2 inches, cover with the lid, and cook on the high setting for 4 hours.
  • Place a very large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil, and when the oil shimmers, add the onion. Season with salt and cook for 5 minutes, stirring every minute or so, until softened. Add the carrots, celery, butternut squash, and garlic, and cook for 5 more minutes, until starting to soften. Transfer the vegetables to the slow cooker. Add the tomatoes, crushing each one in your hand as you add it. Add the bouquet garni, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1/2 tablespoon of the red pepper flakes. Cook on the low setting for 3 hours.
  • Uncover the slow cooker, remove the bouquet garni, and add the kale, bread, 1 cup of the Parmigiano-Reggiano, and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon red pepper flakes. Stir the soup well, season with more salt to taste, and serve with the remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano sprinkled on top.

SLOW COOKER RIBOLLITA WITH SMOKED MOZZARELLA TOASTS



Slow Cooker Ribollita With Smoked Mozzarella Toasts image

This classic Italian vegetable soup is a wonderful way to use up stale bread and leftover vegetables - and can be prepared in a pot, in a pressure cooker, or in a slow cooker. With the exception of sliced sandwich bread (which is too flimsy), any crusty bread will work here: sourdough, ciabatta, multigrain and so on. (Since you're toasting it, it's not necessary for the bread to be stale, but it certainly can be.) The olive-oil-rich sautéed vegetables melt into the soup as it simmers, but you can throw in other leftover cooked vegetables at the end, with the greens.

Provided by Sarah DiGregorio

Categories     dinner, soups and stews, main course

Time 2h

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 22

1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 large yellow or red onion, finely chopped
Kosher salt and black pepper
1 large leek, trimmed, white and light green parts sliced
3 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 small fennel bulb, bulb cored and finely chopped, fronds reserved
14 garlic cloves, smashed and roughly chopped
2 dried bay leaves
1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes, plus more for serving
1 cup dry white wine
5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 1/2 cups dried white beans, such as cannellini or great Northern (no need to soak)
1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
3 fresh thyme sprigs or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 fresh rosemary sprig or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from about 1/2 lemon)
1 bunch kale, chard or collards (about 12 ounces), stemmed and finely chopped, or 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen chopped spinach or kale
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, preferably aged
8 thick slices crusty bread
1 garlic clove, cut in half
Olive oil
8 ounces smoked or regular mozzarella, cut into 8 (1/4-inch-thick) slices

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or skillet over medium. Add the onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until limp and translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the leek, celery and fennel, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Add the chopped garlic, bay leaves, red-pepper flakes and white wine; season generously with black pepper. Stir well and let the wine come to a simmer before turning off the heat.
  • Scrape the mixture into a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Add the stock, beans, tomatoes, thyme, rosemary and lemon juice. Cook until the beans are tender and creamy, about 6 hours on high or 12 hours on low.
  • Before serving, remove and discard the bay leaves and herb sprigs. Switch the slow cooker to high (if it's not already), and stir in the greens and vinegar.
  • Let the greens cook while you make the toasts: Turn on your broiler. Rub the bread slices with the halved garlic and drizzle them with olive oil. Position a rack 6 inches from the broiler, then toast sliced bread under the broiler until very light golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 1 slice of mozzarella to each toast and broil until softened and browned in spots. Taste the soup and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Divide the soup among bowls and add a mozzarella toast to each bowl. Garnish with the reserved fennel fronds, and additional black pepper or red-pepper flakes, if desired.

SLOW-COOKER RIBOLLITA



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Meaning reboiled in Italian, this hearty vegetarian soup lives up to its name. It's just as delicious on the day it's made as it is reheated. This recipe appears in our cookbook "Martha Stewart's Slow Cooker" (Clarkson Potter).

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Soups, Stews & Stocks     Soup Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
1 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
1 bunch lacinato kale, stems removed, leaves cut into 1/2-inch ribbons (4 cups)
2 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 large tomato, finely chopped
1 cup fresh or frozen shelled cranberry beans
1 1/2 cups boiling water
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 slices country bread
Finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat a 4-quart slow cooker. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over high. Add onion, garlic, and red-pepper flakes and cook until softened, about5 minutes. Add kale and cookuntil just wilted, 5 minutes. Transferto slow cooker.
  • Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet, then add zucchini and cook over high until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer zucchini to slow cooker along with tomato, beans, and boiling water; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on high until beans are tender, 3 hours (or on low 6 hours).
  • Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet. Add bread and cook over medium, turning once or twice, until golden and crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Let cool slightly, then tear into pieces; stir into stew in slow cooker. Coverand cook on high until thick, 1 hour more (or on low 2 hours more). Season with salt and pepper; serve, topped with grated cheese and drizzled with oil.

SLOW-COOKER RIBOLLITA



Slow-Cooker Ribollita image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 7h20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 medium carrots, roughly chopped
3 stalks celery, roughly chopped
1/4 small head green cabbage, sliced (about 3 cups)
4 ounces pancetta, diced
1 cup dried cannellini beans, picked over and rinsed
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus a 2-inch piece of the rind
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
5 thick slices crusty bread
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
3 cloves garlic, sliced

Steps:

  • Combine the carrots, celery, cabbage, pancetta, beans, tomato paste, parmesan rind, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 7 cups water in a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low, 7 to 8 hours. Leave 1 slice of bread at room temperature to dry out slightly.
  • Before serving, add the stale bread to the slow cooker. Cover and continue to cook, about 10 minutes. Stir the soup well, then add the grated parmesan and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Spread the remaining 4 bread slices on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Broil until golden, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Place a slice in each bowl.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil and the garlic in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, swirling the pan frequently, until the garlic is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Stir the garlic and oil into the soup. Ladle the soup over the bread in the bowls.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 642, Fat 28 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Cholesterol 35 milligrams, Sodium 1,044 milligrams, Carbohydrate 67 grams, Fiber 15 grams, Protein 27 grams

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