Do need a recipe for escarole and bean soup and do you use can alone beans?

If you've never made it before I would say you should follow a recipe! Here are a few good ones from our site!

http://www.food52.com/recipes/15370_escarole_white_bean_soup
http://www.food52.com/recipes/11939_pasta_e_fagiole_e_scarola_soup_with_beans_bow_ties_and_escarole