This is so good, I dream about making it next. It is named for the region of upstate New York, where it can be ordered pretty much everywhere. I had never heard of it until a friend visited and asked me to make it. I searched for recipes, since his only description was that it had escarole and it was really good. I was further able to determine it had no beans, then he remembered the name "Utica Greens." I found this recipe from feelingfoodish.com and made some adaptations - namely pickled hot peppers (homemade banana peppers or Hungarian if you have them) instead of the red cherry peppers, homemade breadcrumbs that haven't been seasoned, and packaged chopped escarole, and I reduced the cooking time recommended. I've eliminated the chicken broth from the recipe, because I found I didn't need it with the fresh breadcrumbs and the type of escarole (from Wegmans).

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