recipe for escarole & beans (for kathy bilodeau)

Ok Kathy here goes...but keep in mind, I'm Italian, and we cook w/out recipes.... In a large pot, put a small amount of olive oil, mince a clove of garlic, heat (do not burn). Add boneless pork chops and brown lightly. Add water to about 3/4 of the size of the pan, chop up a few stalks of celery, add celery. Then add your beans. I use dry navy pea beans. Add salt, pepper, garlic salt, and some oregano. Cover and simmer until beans are soft. It takes 2-3 hours. Right before you are ready to serve it, remove the meat and shred it up and then clean as much escarole as you would like, put it into the beans to coo****il tender. Service with grated cheese...yummm. You can skip the meat, if you want this to be meatless; or you may add small pasta like tiny shells or something small like that. Let me know how it tastes! JA

Ohhh, that sounds good. I think I know what I'm cooking tonight!

Thanks Janice, It sounds yummy - and very healthy. I just did grocery shopping today, so it will be a while before I make it - but I will be making it for sure. Thanks, Kathy

I have looked EVERYWHERE for a escarole and bean recipe, my friends mom used t make it and when she passed away, so did her recipe, I'm up for a try! Robin R

SOUNDS VERY YUMMY... OF COURSE BEING ON DAY 4 OF A 1000 CALORIE DIET.. CARDBOARD WOULD BE WONDERFUL! DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE YUMMY PUREED FOR POST OP DIET?? OR IS THE PORK NOT A GOOD IDEA??

As far as the pork, I would check with your doc. My doc had a very strict and specific diet for the first 6 weeks post surgery. Hope you make it through your 1000 calorie diet with great success! Good luck. JA