The prep work is the most time-consuming part, but all in all it's still a fairly simple meal. This was also the first time we'd ever cooked up kale -- and 14 cups of uncooked kale is a CRAPLOAD of kale (as you can see in the ingredients photo)! And then it withers down to nothing.

The meal was delicious! The garlic bread crumbs were a perfect topper.

Ingredients gathered together	Julia frying up the pancetta
Garlic bread crumbs	Wilting the kale
Adding cannellini beans and pancetta	Voilà!

Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen

Julia found this recipe in a very small Rachael Ray cookbook at the library. It is also available online (see source below). Bucatini wasn't carried by my local Rainbow, but Jonas found some at Byerly's, the local high-end grocery, and saved the day.

There are only three photos. I think we got so excited to eat the final product we forgot to take any more.

Bucatini ingredients lined up	Cooking the pancetta in oil
Adding the onions, garlic and red pepper flakes

Recipe source: Rachael Ray on Food Network