Warm winter favorites: readers' recipes tested in Sunset's kitchens - Food - quick chicken cassoulet - Brief Article
Sunset, Dec, 2003 by Russell Ito
Quick Chicken Cassoulet Russell Ito combined leftover roast chicken with a few basic ingredients and came up with an easily assembled chicken and white bean stew. If you don't have leftover cooked chicken, buy roast chicken at a supermarket or deli.
PREP AND COOK TIME: About 1 hour and 10 minutes
MAKES: 4 to 6 servings
1. In a bowl, mix bread crumbs and 2 tablespoons oil until well combined.
2. Pour remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil into a 3-quart ovenproof pan over medium heat. When hot, add shallots, garlic, and carrot and stir occasionally until carrot is tender, about 7 minutes. Add beans, chicken, sausages, tomatoes, herbes de Provence, bay leaf, chicken broth, salt, and pepper; stir until well combined.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
3. Cover and bake in a 350[degrees] regular or convection oven until beans are hot, about 30 minutes; uncover and sprinkle top evenly with bread-crumb mixture. Bake until top is browned and edges are bubbling, about 20 minutes longer.
Per serving: 294 cal., 37% (108 cal.) from fat; 24 g protein; 12 g fat (2.1 g sat.); 24 g carbo (5.2 g fiber); 866 mg sodium; 51 mg chol.
1 cup fresh or dried bread crumbs
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup minced shallots
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 carrot (about 4 oz.), peeled and
diced (1/4 in.)
2 cans (15 oz. each) small white
beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup 1-inch chunks cooked chicken
(see note above)
8 ounces cooked chicken or duck
sausages, sliced crosswise 1/4
inch thick
1 can (14 oz.) diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
1 dried whole bay leaf
1/2 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Russell Ito, San Mateo, CA
Most Recent Home & Garden Articles
Most Recent Home & Garden Publications
Most Popular Home & Garden Articles
- 29 Awesome things to do this summer! Lazy summer days… Who need's 'em? Not you! You've got all the time in the world, so here's how to make the best of it and beat summer boredom!
- No-Cook Homemade Ice Cream
- Mowing down mower problems - lawn mower troubleshooting
- Perfect picks: how to tell when your summer garden's ready to harvest
- Your 10 most embarrassing body questions answered: you're going through puberty , and you have questions . The only problem? You're afraid to ask! No worries—we took your most baffling body Q's to the experts for you
Most Popular Home & Garden Publications
Content provided in partnership with http://findarticles.com/source//

