Cassoulet-Ish Slow Cooker Stew

Name: Cassoulet-Ish Slow Cooker Stew
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 8 h 30 min
Total time: 9 h 15 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb dried cannellini beans; 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 lb garlic sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces; 3 lbs chicken thighs, and drumsticks; 1/3 cup flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning; 1 large onion; 2 celery ribs, cut into 2-inch pieces; 4 garlic cloves; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 teaspoon italian seasoning; 1 pinch clove; 1/2 cup dry white wine (a cheap supermarket Sauvignon Blanc works very well here!); 4 cups chicken broth; 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained; 2/3 cup breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup Italian parsley, chopped

Submitted by Kartoshke

"This is a "mashup" of a cassoulet recipe and a chicken cacciatore recipe from slow-cooker books. It's more on the cassoulet side (though I don't think one can "legally" call it a cassoulet without duck ;))."

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Ready In:: 9hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 19
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 lb dried cannellini beans
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb garlic sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces
3 lbs chicken thighs, and drumsticks
¹⁄₃ cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
1 large onion
2 celery ribs, cut into 2-inch pieces
4 garlic cloves
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
1 pinch clove
¹⁄₂ cup dry white wine (a cheap supermarket Sauvignon Blanc works very well here!)
4 cups chicken broth
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
²⁄₃ cup breadcrumbs
¹⁄₄ cup Italian parsley, chopped

directions

Soak the beans overnight.
In a large deep skillet, brown the sausage in about 1 tbsp of the olive oil, about 3 minutes per side. Set sausage aside.
Make a mixture of the flour, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning; coat the chicken pieces.
Brown the chicken pieces, about 3 min/side. Set chicken aside.
In the same skillet, saute onion and celery for about 5 minutes. Add garlic, nutmeg, Italian seasoning, and cloves. Saute for another minute.
Add the wine to the skillet and bring to a boil.
Add chicken broth and tomatoes to the skillet and bring to a boil again.
In the slow cooker, layer the ingredients as follows: beans-chicken-beans-sausage-beans.
Pour the contents of the skillet over everything.
Cook for 8-10 hours on low.
Preheat the oven to 350. Meanwhile, mix breadcrumbs and parsley and sprinkle over the top layer of beans.
Bake the crock in the oven for 30 minutes.