Dinner for 6

French Chicken Cassoulet

Name: French Chicken Cassoulet
Total time: 260 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 lb dry navy beans; 2 tbsp duck fat; 4 chicken leg quarters; 1 lb sweet italian sausages; 1/2 lb thick cut bacon; 2 carrots; 1 onion; 1 stalk celery; 4 cloves garlic; 3 1/2 cup chicken stock; 2 tsp parsley; 1 tsp thyme; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup breadcrumbs

Navy beans simmer with chicken, sausage, bacon, vegetables, and herbs before baking under a crisp breadcrumb topping.

$2.68per serving $$

260 minstart to table

6servings

French Budget Family Dinners

Ingredients

1 lb dry navy beans
2 tbsp duck fat
4 chicken leg quarters
1 lb sweet italian sausages
1/2 lb thick cut bacon
2 carrots
1 onion
1 stalk celery
4 cloves garlic
3 1/2 cup chicken stock
2 tsp parsley
1 tsp thyme
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup breadcrumbs

Steps

Boil the beans in a large pot of water for 10 minutes, cover, and let them stand for 60 minutes.
Drain the beans, cover them with fresh water, and simmer for 90 minutes until nearly tender.
Brown the bacon, sausages, and chicken in duck fat in a large Dutch oven over medium heat for 15 minutes.
Add the carrots, onion, celery, garlic, stock, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, and beans, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Top with breadcrumbs and bake uncovered at 350 F for 75 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165 F and the sausage reaches 160 F.

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