Cost-Conscious Cassoulet

Name: Cost-Conscious Cassoulet
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams thick cut bacon – $0.99; 2 Bay leaves – stock; 5 pounds Chicken thighs, breasts and drumsticks (bone in) – $7.27; 946 milliliters canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed – $2.00; 794 grams chopped/diced tomatoes with juice – $2.19; 4 carrots, peeled and chopped – $0.35; 177 milliliters celery (about three stalks), chopped – $0.49; 237 milliliters low-sodium chicken stock – stock; 454 grams Italian sausages (hot or sweet or a combo), cut into 1/3-inch round slices – $2.50; 4 Tbsps olive oil, divided – stock; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or about four sprigs of fresh thyme) – stock; 4 cloves chopped garlic — stock; 946 milliliters large Vidalia onion, chopped — $1.30; 237 milliliters red wine (cooking wine or a dry red table wine like cabernet or merlot) – stock; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce – stock

Cost-Conscious Cassoulet might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 1055 calories, 59g of protein, and 71g of fat per serving. A mixture of worcestershire sauce - stock, sausages, garlic — stock, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Saut the bacon until crispy.

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Bacon

Transfer to paper towels to drain. Crumble the cooked bacon and set aside.

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Cooked Bacon

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Paper Towels

Drain the fat from the pan.

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Frying Pan

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in the same skillet and over medium flame brown the sausages on all sides.

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Olive Oil

Sausage

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Frying Pan

Transfer to a platter. Brown the chicken in the same pan. You will have to do this in batches. (About 10 minutes per batch.)

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Transfer to the platter.

If necessary, add another tablespoon or so of olive oil to the same skillet. Saut the onion, carrots, and celery over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the onion is translucent.

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Olive Oil

Carrot

Celery

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic and saut an additional 5 minutes.

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Garlic

To the prepared stockpot or casserole dish add the beans, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, thyme, bay leaves, red wine, chicken stock, Worcestershire, crumbled bacon, salt and pepper, combining well.

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Salt And Pepper

Real Bacon Pieces

Worcestershire Sauce

Chicken Stock

Bay Leaves

Red Wine

Tomato

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Beans

Onion

Thyme

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Casserole Dish

Pot

Add the chicken and sliced sausages. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 3 to 3 hours until bubbling and thickened. Note that baking times may vary Ive cooked this as long as 4 hours when using a friends (inconsistent) electric oven. While the Cassoulet is roasting, combine the fresh breadcrumbs and melted butter. Set aside.

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Fresh Breadcrumbs

Sausage

Whole Chicken

Butter

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Oven

During the last hour of roasting, remove the lid and sprinkle the top of the Cassoulet with the breadcrumb mixture.

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Breadcrumbs

Bake 20 to 30 minutes, uncovered until crumbs are golden. The liquids will have largely evaporated, creating a thick sauce. The chicken will be crisp and deep brown on the outside the inside moist and practically falling off the bone.

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Whole Chicken

Bone