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QUICK CASSOULET



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A great combination of beans, smoked sausage and vegetables in an easy one skillet meal. We've been making this so long I can't even remember where I first got the recipe. It's a staple when we go camping. My teenage daughter and her friends love it. Serve with a green salad and French bread.

Provided by Beth Stone Strachan

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Casserole Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 small yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
½ pound smoked sausage, sliced
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic; cook and stir for a few minutes, until the onion is transparent. Add the sausage to the skillet, and cook for a few more minutes to brown.
  • Pour in the kidney beans, cannellini beans and tomatoes, and season with the bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender.
  • Remove bay leaves and discard. Sprinkle parsley over the top, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 466.5 calories, Carbohydrate 40.9 g, Cholesterol 38.6 mg, Fat 22.4 g, Fiber 13.1 g, Protein 23.9 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 1781 mg, Sugar 5.8 g

SPEEDY CASSOULET



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Traditional French cassoulet is a slow-cooking white bean stew made with a variety of meats, such as sausage, pork, duck or goose. This one still tastes great - but it's ready to serve in just fifteen minutes! And the best part - it cuts back on fat and calories, too.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 can (15 to 16 oz) cannellini or great northern beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes with garlic and onions (or other variety), undrained
1 can (14 oz) chicken broth
1/2 lb fully cooked turkey kielbasa (turkey Polish sausage), cut into 1/2-inch slices (1 1/2 cups)
1 1/2 cups frozen chopped green bell peppers (from 10-oz bag), thawed*
Seasoned bread crumbs, if desired

Steps:

  • In 3-quart saucepan, heat beans, tomatoes, broth and kielbasa to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat.
  • Stir in bell peppers. Simmer uncovered 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Carbohydrate 35 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fiber 9 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1170 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g

WEEKDAY CASSOULET



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Provided by Melissa d'Arabian : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h55m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, cut in 1/2 through the bone
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound slab bacon, sliced into large lardons
1 large onion, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup white wine
2 cups cooked Northern white beans
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tomato, sliced very thinly
Garlic Bread Crumbs, recipe follows
1 baguette, sliced, for serving
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
3 slices slightly stale or dried bread, pulsed into crumbs in food processor
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Rinse and dry the chicken well and season with salt and pepper. Let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
  • In a large Dutch oven, over medium-low heat, add the bacon and slowly render the fat. Remove the bacon to a plate when crispy, leaving the fat in the pan. Raise the heat to medium-high and add the chicken, skin side down. Brown the chicken on both sides and then remove to a plate. Add the onion, celery, carrots and garlic and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Deglaze the pan with white wine and reduce by half. Stir in the beans, bay leaf and thyme. Nestle the chicken thighs and bacon into the pot. Add the chicken stock, cover and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, remove the lid and top the cassoulet with sliced tomatoes and the Garlic Bread Crumbs. Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, 15 minutes longer. Serve the cassoulet with baguette slices.
  • In a small saute pan over low heat, add the oil and the garlic. Stir until the oil is fragrant, about 1 minute. Toss in the bread crumbs and cook until the bread crumbs start to turn golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and remove from heat.

CHEF JOHN'S QUICK CASSOULET



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We've taken some short cuts to make a quick version of the French classic, cassoulet. Chicken thighs replace the classic, and time-consuming, duck confit; canned beans replace dried; and bacon serves as a convenient substitute for other, more involved smoked pork options.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews     Chicken

Time 1h25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 ounces bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
8 ounces smoked sausage, sliced
12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cubed
1 onion, diced
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups chicken broth, plus more if needed
2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh thyme
cayenne pepper to taste
¼ cup melted butter
1 cup bread crumbs
½ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Steps:

  • Add bacon to a large, cold oven-ready skillet. Place over medium heat and cook for 10-12 minutes, until almost crisp. Transfer to a bowl, reserving the grease in the pan.
  • Stir in sausage slices; cook 3-4 minutes. Add chicken thigh pieces; cook and stir for 5 minutes, until browned. Remove meat to the plate with bacon. Discard all the oil, but don't wipe out the pan.
  • Add chopped onion and turn the heat to medium-low; cook and stir for 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add 1 cup of chicken stock.
  • Mash about 1/4 of the beans in a small bowl, stir all the beans into the pan.
  • Stir in cayenne, rosemary and thyme. Add reserved meat back to the pan. Stir in remaining cup of stock or more if needed to cover. Return to simmer.
  • Mix bread crumbs, Parmigiano-Reggiano and melted butter together in a small bowl.
  • Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 7 inches from the heat source.
  • Sprinkle the cassoulet with half the bread crumb mixture. Place under the broiler and cook about 5 minutes, until browned.
  • Remove the pan and push bread crumbs down into the cassoulet. Top with remaining bread crumb mixture. Return to oven and continue broiling 5 more minutes, until browned.
  • Turn off the broiler and leave in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove and let sit for 5 minutes. Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 906.3 calories, Carbohydrate 72.2 g, Cholesterol 141.6 mg, Fat 44.2 g, Fiber 12.5 g, Protein 54.4 g, SaturatedFat 18.8 g, Sodium 2071.5 mg, Sugar 6.5 g

EASY AND DELICIOUS SLOW COOKER CASSOULET



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I am married to a chef, but I can't cook. So I make a lot of food in my slow cooker when it's my night to cook. We love France and French cooking, and this recipe is a wonderfully simple, elegant cassoulet that even I can make and he loves. Wonderful for cold nights and dinner parties. Double the recipe for leftovers - it melds overnight very well.

Provided by smart cookie

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     French

Time 4h45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 tablespoon olive oil
6 slices turkey bacon
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, chopped
¼ pound fully-cooked smoked sausage, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 bay leaves
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup tomato paste
3 (15 ounce) cans great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook bacon until crisp and brown, turning often, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels; crumble when cool. Set bacon aside.
  • Cook and stir onion in the same skillet until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, sausage, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and black pepper; cook until chicken pieces are browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
  • Transfer chicken mixture to a slow cooker and stir in crumbled turkey bacon, great Northern beans, and diced tomatoes. Cover the cooker, set on Low, and cook until cassoulet is thickened and the chicken is very tender, 4 to 5 hours. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 521.9 calories, Carbohydrate 52.9 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 18.9 g, Fiber 12.1 g, Protein 35.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 641.2 mg, Sugar 4.7 g

CAST-IRON SKILLET QUICK CASSOULET



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Our amazing homage to the classic French dish that can take all day to cook is ready in about an hour. This version uses canned-bean liquid and breadcrumbs to mimic the unctuous texture, while chicken thighs replace the duck confit.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 bone-in chicken thighs with skin
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Two 14.5 ounce cans navy beans and their liquid
4 ounces unsmoked slab bacon, such as pancetta, diced 1/2-inch
1 medium carrot, finely chopped (about a heaping 1/2 cup)
1 small onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
4 cloves garlic
8 ounces (about 2 links) fresh garlic sausage, unsmoked kielbasa or bratwurst
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
5 thyme sprigs, plus 1 teaspoon chopped leaves
2 bay leaves

Steps:

  • Position a rack in the highest level of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat until very hot, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and add them to the pan, skin side down, and lower the heat to medium. Cook, without turning, until the skin renders its fat, becomes brown and crisp and releases easily from pan, about 12 minutes.
  • Move the thighs to the far edge of the pan, shingling them against the side so you can cook the vegetables. Add the carrot, onion, 2 of the garlic cloves and the pancetta and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender and translucent, about 6 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the breadcrumbs.
  • Reserve 1/2 cup beans and mash them with a fork to make a chunky paste. Stir the remaining beans, chicken broth, thyme sprigs and bay leaves into the pan and season with pepper. Stir the mashed beans into the pan. Nestle the sausages and the chicken pieces into the bean mixture, placing chicken skin-side up. Bring to a simmer, place the skillet in the oven and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thick, bubbling and has formed a skin, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the oven, and set the broiler to high.
  • Grate the remaining 2 garlic cloves into a medium bowl with the remaining breadcrumbs and the chopped thyme. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and stir with a fork to evenly coat. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly over the cassoulet and broil until the breadcrumbs are golden and the sauce is bubbly and has formed sort of a crust, rotating the skillet so it evenly browns, about 5 minutes. Serve the cassoulet in the skillet.

HOW TO MAKE CASSOULET



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This is the world's greatest baked bean recipe, and a classic French dish; it's almost the national dish. It's perfect for a cold winter night.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     French

Time 11h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 26

1 pound dried Great Northern beans
1 whole clove
½ onion
4 cloves garlic, smashed
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
10 cups water
½ pound thick-sliced bacon, chopped
2 ribs celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
½ onion, diced
salt to taste
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 pound link sausages (preferably French herb sausage), cut in half crosswise
1 pound cooked duck leg confit
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
¼ cup butter
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

  • Soak Great Northern beans in water in a large bowl overnight. Drain beans and place into a large soup pot. Push whole clove into the 1/2 onion and add to beans; stir in garlic, bay leaf, thyme, rosemary, and 10 cups water. Bring beans to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat until beans have started to soften, about 1 hour. Drain beans and reserve the cooking liquid, removing and discarding onion with clove and bay leaf. Transfer beans to a large mixing bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Cook bacon in a large, heavy Dutch oven over medium heat until lightly browned and still limp, about 5 minutes. Stir celery, carrots, and 1/2 diced onion into bacon; season with salt. Cook and stir vegetables in the hot bacon fat until tender, about 10 minutes.
  • Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat; brown sausage link halves and duck confit in the hot oil until browned, about 5 minutes per side.
  • Season vegetable-bacon mixture with 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, cracked black pepper, and herbes de Provence; pour in diced tomatoes. Cook and stir mixture over medium heat until juice from tomatoes has nearly evaporated and any browned bits of food on the bottom of pot have dissolved, about 5 minutes. Stir mixture into beans.
  • Spread half the bean mixture into the heavy Dutch oven and place duck-sausage mixture over the beans; spread remaining beans over meat layer. Pour just enough of the reserved bean liquid into pot to reach barely to the top of the beans, reserving remaining liquid. Bring bean cassoulet to a simmer on stovetop and cover Dutch oven with lid.
  • Bake bean cassoulet in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add 4 crushed garlic cloves, panko crumbs, and parsley to the melted butter. Season with salt and black pepper, and drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over crumbs. Stir to thoroughly combine.
  • Uncover cassoulet and check liquid level; mixture should still have several inches of liquid. If beans seem dry, add more of the reserved bean liquid. Spread half the crumb mixture evenly over the beans and return to oven. Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes. There should be about 2 or 3 inches of liquid at the bottom of the pot; if mixture seems dry, add more reserved bean mixture. Sprinkle remaining half the bread crumb mixture over cassoulet.
  • Turn oven heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake cassoulet, uncovered, until crumb topping is crisp, edges are bubbling, and the bubbles are slow and sticky, 20 to 25 more minutes. Serve beans on individual plates and top each serving with a piece of duck and several sausage pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.3 calories, Carbohydrate 54 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 11.1 g, Protein 30.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 1208.1 mg, Sugar 3.3 g

CASSOULET FOR TODAY



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French cassoulet is traditionally cooked for hours. This version of the rustic dish offers the same homey taste in less time. It's easy on the wallet, too. -Virginia Anthony, Jacksonville, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h35m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 18

6 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, drained
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
2 cans (15 ounces each) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 pound smoked turkey kielbasa, chopped
3 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
TOPPING:
1/2 cup soft whole wheat bread crumbs
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1 garlic clove, minced

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a broiler-safe Dutch oven, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat; brown chicken on both sides. Remove from pan., In same pan, saute onion in remaining oil over medium heat until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add wine; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add tomatoes, herbs and chicken; return to a boil., Transfer to oven; bake, covered, 30 minutes. Stir in beans and kielbasa; bake, covered, until chicken is tender, 20-25 minutes longer., Remove from oven; preheat broiler. Discard bay leaf; stir in bacon. Toss bread crumbs with parsley and garlic; sprinkle over top. Place in oven so surface of cassoulet is 4-5 in. from heat; broil until crumbs are golden brown, 2-3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394 calories, Fat 14g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 91mg cholesterol, Sodium 736mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 8g fiber), Protein 33g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

QUICK CASSOULET STUFFED BREAD MELTS



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Categories     Bread     Sandwich     Raw     Simmer

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 baguette (day-old is fine)
1/2 pound sausage (choose from andouille, chorizo, Italian bulk hot or sweet, kielbasa)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) (twice around the pan)
1 carrot, chopped
1 small yellow onion, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (a couple of sprigs)
1 can small white beans or cannellini, rinsed and drained
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup white wine or chicken stock
4 slices deli Swiss cheese or thinly sliced Cheddar, Fontina, Gouda, or Gruyère
A handful of chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 200°F.
  • Crisp the bread in the low oven, remove, and split lengthwise. Hollow it out and cut each half in half again across, making 4 bread boats. Switch the broiler on and place a rack 8 inches or so from the heat.
  • If you are using cooked sausage, finely chop it. For raw Italian, cut open a couple of links. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the EVOO and the sausage; brown cooked sausage for 2 minutes, and brown and break up raw sausage into small bits, 5 minutes. Add the carrots, onions, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme and cook for 5 minutes more. Add the beans and stir to combine. Season the quick cassoulet with salt and pepper. Deglaze the pan with the wine or stock, scraping up the good bits. Reduce the heat to low and simmer over very low heat for 2 to 3 minutes to combine the flavors. If the mixture sticks at all, add a bit more wine or stock, but do not make the mixture wet. It should be starchy and thick.
  • Fill the bread boats with the cassoulet. Top with cheese, folding the slices to fit. Melt the cheese under the broiler and garnish each open-face stuffed sandwich with a little parsley. Serve with a fork and knife.

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