Quick To Throw Together Cassoulet With Beans, Chicken, And Sausa

Total Time: 6 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 8)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 4 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth or 4 cups broth
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans or 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pink beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 cups dry wine
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb mild italian sausage (remove casings)

Recipe

• 1 place all the ingredients except the sausage in a slow cooker, and mix well to combine.
• 2 cook on high for 6 hours.
• 3 preheat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. when hot, add the sausage, breaking it up into bite-size pieces as you add it to the pan. cook the sausage until well browned and completely cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes total. drain the sausage on a paper towel, then add it to the cassoulet and stir well. serve hot!
• 4 makes 8 servings.
• 5 variations:.
• 6 if you can't find boneless, skinless chicken thighs, use chicken breasts or thighs with the skin on. simply remove the skin before adding them to the slow cooker - the bones will be easy to remove when the stew is done.