Cannellini beans (white kidney beans)

fagioli cannellini · white kidney bean

Flavor and role: Creamy, mild white beans. In soups and stews they gently thicken the broth.
Typical dishes and uses: White chicken chili, minestrone, ribollita, white bean dip
Substitutes: Replace 1:1 with Great Northern or navy beans. 1 can (400 g) = 100 g dried.
Storage: Dried beans keep 1 year at room temperature. Soak 8 hours and boil 60 minutes. Once opened, transfer canned beans to another container and refrigerate 3-4 days.
Main countries: Italy · United States
Used in this book: White Chicken Chili Cassoulet Locro Minestrone Pasta e Fagioli Ash Reshteh Minestrone (Persian × Italian)Slow-Baked Cassoulet with Pork-Rind Bean Stock and Garlic-Parsley Crust Chorizo and Smoked Paprika Chicken Cassoulet (French × Spanish)Cassoulet Tartine with Crispy Duck and Garlic Crumbs Fire-Charred Pepper Chakalaka with Toasted Whole Spices Chorizo and White Bean Coddle (Irish × Spanish)Full English with Homemade Beans and Black Pudding Locro Patrio with Osso Buco and Smoked Bacon Locro Pot Pies with a Puff-Pastry Lid Genoese Minestrone with Pesto Roasted Minestrone Salad Bowl Pasta e Fagioli with Dried Borlotti and Parmesan Rind Pasta e Fagioli Crispy Muffin-Tin Bites with Tomato-Rosemary Dip Smashed Porotos Granados Toast Charred Poblano White Chicken Chili with Seared Thighs Thai Coconut Lemongrass White Chicken Chili White Chicken Chili Baked Taquitos with Lime Crema

Updated 2026-10-10