Green Beans: Use canned (drained), fresh trimmed beans, or frozen (thawed). Italian Dressing Mix: If unavailable, mix 1 tsp each dried parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, and oregano with ...

Dried beans are cooked with aromatics, tomatoes, anchovies, spicy Calabrian peppers, kale, and olives in our hearty vibrant Italian-style butter bean recipe.

Add the beans and 2 tablespoons salt. Boil until the beans are tender, with no crunch, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain in a colander but do not rinse. Let the beans cool and air dry in the colander.

Italian ‘Tongue of Fire’ beans fit the bill perfectly. These shelling beans are ripe when their beautiful pale green pods are streaked through with “tongues” of pale red "fire".

Cover to cook all the way through to an internal temperature of 160º F. Serve on a plate along with Italian style Green Beans. Pile on freshly grated Parmesan Reggiano. Serve with Garlic Bread.

Many years ago as a teen I swore I’d never eat another green bean. My sister and I had to pick and snap enough green beans for mom to can 70 quarts of green beans.

If it’s Italian green beans you’re looking for, no other type — not cut green, or French-cut, or wax or whatever — will serve as a substitute for these broad, meaty beans with lots of flavor.

- In a lightly oiled large skillet over medium heat, saute onion until softened. Push onions off to side and add pork. Brown chops on both sides and remove to a plate. Add beans and diced tomatoes ...