Name: Chicken and bean cassoulet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 135 min
Total time: 145 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup haricot beans or cannellini beans; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1.8 kilogram chicken, cut into segments; 8 pork and veal chipolata sausages; 6 rashers rindless bacon, chopped; 1 leek, trimmed, washed, thinly sliced; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 400 gram can diced tomatoes; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 litre chicken stock; 2 cup fresh breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, plus extra leaves to serve; salad to serve

Chicken and bean cassoulet

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Serves 6

Prep

10M

Cook

2H 15M

Total

2H 25M

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup haricot beans or cannellini beans

2 tablespoon olive oil

1.8 kilogram chicken, cut into segments

8 pork and veal chipolata sausages

6 rashers rindless bacon, chopped

1 leek, trimmed, washed, thinly sliced

2 clove garlic, crushed

400 gram can diced tomatoes

1 carrot, chopped

1 litre chicken stock

2 cup fresh breadcrumbs

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, plus extra leaves to serve

salad to serve

Method

1.Soak haricot beans in a bowl of water overnight. Drain, then rinse the beans under cold water. Preheat the oven to moderately slow, 160°C.

2.Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil. Add beans and simmer for 15 minutes or until just tender. Drain well.

3.Heat oil in a large heavy-based frying pan. Brown chicken in 2 batches for 4-5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a bowl. Add sausages to pan and cook for 4-5 minutes, until well browned. Transfer to bowl with chicken. Cook bacon for 4-5 minutes, until crisp. Remove from pan.

4.Saute leek and garlic in same pan for 4-5 minutes, cooking until tender. Add beans, tomatoes and carrot. Stir in stock. Season to taste and bring to the boil. Transfer mixture to a casserole dish. Bake in oven, covered, for 45 minutes.

5.Sprinkle the top of the cassoulet with combined breadcrumbs and parsley and cook, uncovered, for a further 45 minutes or until the liquid has thickened slightly and the chicken is cooked through. Serve sprinkled with extra parsley and accompany with salad.

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