Best 9 Rustic Italian Recipes

RUSTIC ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil., Add tortellini; return to a boil. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until almost tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted and tortellini are tender. Serve with cheese if desired.Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled soup in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.

CHEF JOHN'S RUSTIC ITALIAN CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Stir warm water, 1/2 cup bread flour, yeast, and sugar together in a bowl. Let stand until the yeast softens and forms a creamy mixture, about 40 minutes.
• Mix 1/2 cup cornmeal, olive oil, and salt into yeast mixture. Gradually add bread flour to yeast mixture until a dough pulls together.
• Knead dough on a lightly floured work surface until smooth and elastic, 10 to 12 minutes. Place dough in a large, lightly-oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 14-inch wide rectangle. Roll dough, starting from the long-end, into a loaf, finishing seam-side down.
• Dust a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon cornmeal. Place loaf on baking sheet, cover with a dry towel, and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place a shallow pan of water on the lower rack of the oven.
• Cut a 1/2-inch deep slash down the center of the loaf.
• Bake in preheated oven until the top is golden brown and the bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

RUSTIC ITALIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken in slow cooker and top with remaining ingredients, except pasta and garnish.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours. Serve chicken over pasta and garnish with cheese and parsley.
• Garnish Options: Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh Italian parsley.

RUSTIC ITALIAN SOUP WITH FARRO

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add oil, onion, and garlic and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, water, basil, oregano, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil and add farro. Cook over medium-high heat until farro is softened, 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; add beans and kale. Cook 5 minutes more and serve with Parmesan cheese.

RUSTIC ITALIAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Remove stem and seeds from the 3 bell peppers. Cut in half. Cut carrots in half, and cut the half of onion into quarters. Place all the veggies including garlic on a baking sheet. LEAVE skin on garlic. Drizzle the carrots with a little olive oil. Bake at 350° for 30-40 min.
• 2. Put veggies (skin removed from garlic) into food processor and puree.
• 3. Grate 8 oz. of Romano cheese.
• 4. Brown sausage in large soup pot, add 2 tsp of Mrs. Dash tomato and basil to sausage as it cooks.
• 5. Once browned add 1/2- 3/4 c. of flour to sausage and stir till absorbed.
• 6. Add 4 c of chicken stock to sausage a little at a time to thicken soup.
• 7. Add puree,cheese and pepper flakes to soup and simmer for about 20 min.

AMY'S RUSTIC ITALIAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic with the Italian seasoning until the onions are translucent and the spices are fragrant. Add red bell pepper and zucchini. Saute another minute or two, then add mushrooms. (If using fresh tomatoes, saute those for a bit before adding remaining ingredients.) Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for 35-45 min. or until rice is tender. Add salt & pepper to taste. (You may need to add an additional bouillon cube when using fresh tomatoes.)

RUSTIC ITALIAN MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables begin to soften. Add the garlic, season with salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Add the tomatoes, vegetable or chicken broth and herbs, bring to a boil and turn down to a simmer.
• Add the green and cannellini beans and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add the zucchini and pasta and simmer for 10 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are tender and the pasta is al dente. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve the soup in large bowls with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN RUSTIC SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Combine onion, potatoes, and sausage in large skillet and cook over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink. Season with salt, pepper and italian seasoning.
• 2. Add minced garlic, beans, tomatoes and mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes.
• 3. Add broth to a slow cooker and contents of the skillet. Cook on low heat for about 4 hours. Add the spinach and tortellini and let cook for about 30 more minutes. Garnish with parmesan cheese, if desired.

RUSTIC ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• BREAD MACHINE DIRECTIONS
• PLACE all ingredients except cornmeal and egg white in bread machine pan according to manufacturer's directions. Process on DOUGH setting.
• SPRINKLE ungreased cookie sheet with cornmeal. At end of dough cycle, remove dough from machine. Place on lightly floured surface. Punch down dough. (If dough is sticky, knead in additional flour before shaping.) Cover dough with clean cloth. Let rest for 15 minutes. Shape dough into baguette-shaped loaf about 12 inches long. Place loaf on cornmeal-coated cookie sheet. Cover. Let rise in warm place (80 degrees to 85 degrees F) for 20 to 25 minutes or until light and doubled in size.
• HEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Make 1 deep lengthwise slash with sharp knife in top of loaf. Brush loaf with egg white. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when lightly tapped.
• CONVENTIONAL OVEN METHOD
• SPOON flour lightly into measuring cup. Level off. Combine flour, sugar, salt and yeast in large bowl. Mix well. Add warm water and oil. Mix well. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead dough 10 minutes or until smooth. Place dough in lightly greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and cloth towel. Let rise in warm place (80 degrees to 85 degrees F) for 30 to 40 minutes.
• SPRINKLE ungreased cookie sheet with cornmeal. Punch down dough. Cover dough with inverted bowl and allow to rest on counter 15 minutes. Shape dough into baguette-shaped loaf about 12 inches long. Place dough on cornmeal-coated cookie sheet. Cover. Let rise in warm place 35 to 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
• HEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Make 1 deep lengthwise slash with sharp knife in top of loaf. Brush loaf with egg white. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when lightly tapped.
• High Altitude (3500 ft.):
• No change.