Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet Recipe
Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet Recipe

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Cassoulet is not that complicated to make. The recipe omitted a lot of items that can build flavor. I add diced onions, carrots and celery. The chosen dish, a Sausage and Chicken Cassoulet, is a spin off of the French Cassoulet, a rich slow cooked casserole stew that is usually made with different parts of pork and duck confit.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chicken and sausage cassoulet recipe using 15 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet Recipe:
  1. Prepare 6 each chicken drumsticks or thighs
  2. Prepare 2 cans (15 oz) each) cannelli or white beans, drained, rinsed
  3. Make ready 3 Tbls Olive Oil
  4. Take 1 tsp kosher or sea salt
  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  6. Prepare 16 oz package smoked sausage, cut into 3-inch pieces
  7. Prepare 1 large onion, chopped medium-size
  8. Take 3 garlic cloves, minced
  9. Make ready 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano
  10. Get 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  11. Prepare 1 bay leaf
  12. Prepare 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  13. Get 1 cup plain breadcrumbs, divided
  14. Take 1 cup plain breadcrumbs, divided
  15. Get 1 Garnish: fresh thyme sprigs

Nestle the chicken thighs and bacon into the pot. Remove from the oven, remove the lid and top the cassoulet with sliced tomatoes. The star of this Cajun Chicken Cassoulet, many would argue, is the Cajun sausage. When you cook the sausage in your Dutch oven, leave the drippings.

Instructions to make Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet Recipe:
  1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
  2. Sprinkle chicken all over with salt and pepper.
  3. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown meat in 2 tablespoons olive oil, about 5 minutes.
  4. Turn and brown other side, about 5 minutes longer. Remove from skillet and set aside.
  5. Add sausage to skillet and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.
  6. Add remaining olive oil to skillet. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes.
  7. Return chicken and sausage to skillet. Add beans, tomatoes, broth, bay leaf, and thyme.
  8. Bring to a boil and sprinkle with 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
  9. Bake, covered, 2 hours. Then uncover and sprinkle with remaining breadcrumbs.
  10. Bake 20 minutes longer, or until cassoulet is golden.
  11. Remove bay leaf before serving.
  12. Garnish with thyme sprigs

The star of this Cajun Chicken Cassoulet, many would argue, is the Cajun sausage. When you cook the sausage in your Dutch oven, leave the drippings. Cook the chicken thighs in the sausage drippings to give extra flavor to your broth. The sausage also brings nice texture to the dish, with a mix of flavors in every bite. Return chicken and sausage to skillet.

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