Easy and Delicious Slow Cooker Cassoulet
I am married to a chef, but I can't cook. So I make a lot of food in my slow cooker when it's my night to cook. We love France and French cooking, and this recipe is a wonderfully simple, elegant cassoulet that even I can make and he loves. Wonderful for cold nights and dinner parties. Double the recipe for leftovers — it melds overnight very well.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 strips turkey bacon
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, chopped
- 4 ounces fully-cooked smoked sausage, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 3 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Direction
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon; cook, turning often, until crisp and brown, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Crumble when cool; set aside.
- Add onion to same skillet; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, sausage, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and black pepper; cook until chicken browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
- Transfer chicken mixture to a slow cooker. Stir in great Northern beans, diced tomatoes, and bacon; cover the cooker. Cook on Low until cassoulet thickened and chicken very tender, 4 to 5 hours. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.