Cheater's Cassoulet (Chicken)
Source of Recipe
Sunset Magazine
Recipe Introduction
This is a total CHEATER'S Cassoulet - takes about 1/10 of the time and does not have the full ingredients. However it's a good dish that takes 45 minutes vs 4 days!
List of Ingredients
- 4 Boned skinned chicken thighs
- 8 oz turkey kielbasa (Polish sausage)
- 1 oz french bread
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 onion (peeled and chopped)
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped
- 2/3 cup fat skimmed chicken broth
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 2 cans (15 oz each) cannellini (shite) beans, rinsed and drained.
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Remove and discard the excess fat from the chicken. Rinse thighs and pat dry.
- Cut sausages into 1/2 in thick slices.
- Cut or tear breat into 1/2 inch chunks. Whirl in a food processor or blender into coarse crumbs. You should have 1/2 cup.
- In a 5 to 6 qt nonstick pan over med high heat stir crumbs in 1/2 tsp olive oil until lightly browned and crisp (about 5 minutes). Scrape into a bowl.
- Return pan to high heat. Add the remaining 1/2 tsp oil.
- When oil is hot, add chicken and sausages - turn occasionally to brown all sides. ( 4-6 minutes )
- Remove meats to a plate. Add onion and carrots to pan and stir often until onion is limp. (5 minutes)
- Add broth, thyme, bay leaf, beans, and browned meats.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer, stir occansionally until chicken is no longer pink in the center of the thickest part. (Cut to test) 5 - 7 minutes.
- Spoon cassoulet into shallow bowls and sprinkle with toasted bread crumbs and parsley.
- Add salt to taste.
Final Comments
This is by no means a true cassoulet - but a quick version. Serve with salad and crusty bread.
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