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Chicken & Sausage Cassoulet

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Submitted by dee34436

Slow cooker cassoulet with frozen chicken drumsticks, smoked turkey sausage, navy beans, and vegetables in a tomato-herb broth. A rustic French-inspired stew with 10 minutes of prep.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

10 hrs

READY

10 hrs

Real cassoulet takes two days and a degree in French cooking. This one takes ten minutes and a Crock-Pot. Nobody needs to know the difference.

Navy beans, tomato juice, carrots, celery, onion, and garlic go into the slow cooker with basil, oregano, and bay leaves. Frozen chicken drumsticks stack on top, then sliced smoked turkey sausage crowns the whole thing.

Ten to twelve hours on low, and you’ve got a bubbling, thick, bean-and-meat stew that fills the house with the kind of aroma that makes neighbors knock on your door.

Kitchen Tips

  • Frozen drumsticks are the move here. The extended cook time on low means they thaw and braise gently in the tomato broth, ending up tender and infused with flavor.
  • Turkey sausage keeps this lighter than traditional pork-based cassoulet while still delivering that smoky, savory punch.
  • Remove the bay leaves before serving. They’ve done their job flavoring the broth, but biting into one is a pretty unpleasant surprise.

Ingredients

2 2
CANS CANS NAVY BEANS *
2 473
CUPS ML TOMATO JUICE
2 473
CUPS ML CARROTS
cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 237
CUP ML CELERY
chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
1 237
CUP ML ONIONS
chopped
2 2
CLOVES EACH GARLIC
minced
2 2
EACH BAY LEAVES *
2 10
TEASPOONS ML CHICKEN BROTH
granules
1 5
TEASPOON ML BASIL
dry, crushed *
1 5
TEASPOON ML OREGANO
dry, crushed
8 8
EACH EACH CHICKEN DRUMSTICK
skinned and frozen *
8 231.2
OUNCES ML/G TURKEY SAUSAGE
smoked, links

Directions

In crockpot, combine undrained beans, tomato juice, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaves, bouillon, basil, and oregano.

Place froze chicken atop bean mixture.

Cut sausage in half lengthwise and slice.

Place atop chicken.

Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours.

Remove bay leaves.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 156g (5.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 155 17% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 600mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 8g 8%
Dietary Fiber 5g 22%
Sugars g
Protein 21g
Vitamin A 115% Vitamin C 41%
Calcium 7% Iron 25%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 
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