3 tablespoons EVOO
3/4 cup broken spaghetti or linguine
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, bulk or cut from casing
1 carrot, chopped
1 bulb fennel, chopped
4 cloves garlic, sliced or chopped
1 onion, chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper
One 14-ounce can cannellini beans, drained
One 14-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained
8 cups Chicken Poaching Liquid, recipe follows, or store-bought chicken stock
2 plum tomatoes
A few sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and chopped
A few sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped and chopped
Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, to pass at the table
Ciabatta rolls, for serving
One 4-pound whole chicken
2 bay leaves
2 carrots, quartered
2 ribs celery, quartered
1 lemon, sliced
1 large onion, quartered with root end attached
A few black peppercorns
A few stems fresh rosemary
A few stems fresh thyme
Salt