Chicken Cassoulet with Acorn Squash

Chicken Cassoulet with Acorn Squash
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken Cassoulet with Acorn Squash a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 302 calories, 17g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of turkey sausage, garlic cloves, carrot, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the bacon you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Buckle as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Melt margarine in a large ovenproof Dutch oven over medium heat.
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Add 1 cup onion and garlic, and saut for 5 minutes.
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Add Marsala, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon thyme, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/4 teaspoon salt, basil, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Spoon into a bowl; set aside.
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Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 cups water, squash, and carrot in pan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Partially mash the beans with a potato masher, and add beans and tomato mixture to pan. Cook over medium-low heat 30 minutes or until thick.
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Remove from heat.
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Preheat oven to 32
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Rub chicken with 1/2 teaspoon thyme and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; set aside. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp.
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8
Remove bacon from pan; crumble bacon, and set aside.
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9
Add chicken to bacon drippings in pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
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10
Remove chicken from skillet; cut into 1-inch pieces.
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Add 1 cup onion and sausage to skillet; saut 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Add the chicken, crumbled bacon, and sausage mixture to bean mixture in pan, stirring to combine.
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Cover and bake at 325 for 1 hour. Uncover and bake an additional 30 minutes.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score25
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