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Recipe : **** Fuss-Free Cassoulet

Fuss-Free Cassoulet
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Course:
Main Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    15 min
  • Cooking
    1 h 10
  • Ready in
    1 h 25
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Price
    Very friendly budget
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Categories

Budget:
friendly
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Recipe for:
big families
Category:
Vegetable recipes
Tags:
cassoulet, cassoulet

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 2 onions
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoons dried thyme
  • ¼ teaspoons pepper
  • pn cloves
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 250 g kielbasa sausage
  • 550 g canned tomatoes
  • 1.1 kg canned white pea beans
  • 500 g fresh bread crumbs
  • 200 ml chicken stock

  • Recipe preparation steps

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    The traditional French dish takes days to prepare and contains a generous portion of high-fat meats.
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    By using sausage only, preparation time, fat and calories are all cut down without sacrificing flavour.
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    In large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat; cook sausage, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, thyme, pepper and cloves, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until onions are softened.
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    Add tomatoes, breaking up with fork.
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    Add chicken stock and bay leaf; bring to boil.
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    Add beans; reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes or until slightly thickened.
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    Discard bay leaf.[Can be prepared to this point, cooled, covered and refrigerated for up to 1 day.
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    Or freeze for up to 1 week; thaw in refrigerator for up to 36 hours.
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    Add 45 minutes to 1 hour to baking time.]Topping: In saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
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    Add garlic; cook for about 2 minutes or until softened.
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    Stir in bread crumbs and chopped parsley; sprinkle over cassoulet.
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    Bake in 180°C oven for about 30 minutes or until crusty and golden on top, bubbly and heated through.carbohydrate, very high source fibre, excellent source ironKitchen
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