Classic French Cassoulet

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 2 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

4 links Italian pork sausages (or similar, whole or cut into smaller pieces)

1 pound chicken breasts (boneless and skinless, cut into bite size pieces)

½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)

½ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)

1 large onion (chopped)

1 medium carrot (chopped)

1 leek (chopped (white and green part)

½ cup white wine (such as a sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio)

2 small shallots (chopped)

4 cloves garlic (minced)

19 ounce cannellini beans (1 can), drained)

1 teaspoon rosemary (dried)

½ teaspoon herbes de provence

1½ cup water

2 tablespoon parsley (for garnish)

Directions

Preheat your oven to 325℉.

Brown the sausage: In a dutch oven or heavy bottomed sauce pan, brown the sausages whole. I prefer a smaller bite so I dice them up in pieces. Remove them once browned.

Cook the chicken: Add the chicken breasts to the Dutch oven next, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the chicken is no longer pink and cooked through. Remove and set aside.

Saute veggies: Add onion, carrot, and leeks to the pot in the residual sausage fat and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Then add the shallots and garlic and saute for an additional minute.

Deglaze pot: Add the white wine to deglaze the pot, scraping any brown bits from the bottom.

Finish the cassoulet: Return the protein to the pot and add beans, herbs, water and seasoning. Bring to a simmer then cover and transfer to the oven to bake for 2 hours.

Garnish with parsley and serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 430 kcal
• Total Fat: 22 g
• Saturated Fat: 7 g
• Cholesterol: 102 mg
• Sodium: 970 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 22 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 33 g