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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Quick and Easy Cassoulet (Baked Bean Casserole) is 8 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.
Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Quick and Easy Cassoulet (Baked Bean Casserole) estimated approx 2 hours.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook Quick and Easy Cassoulet (Baked Bean Casserole) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
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Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make Quick and Easy Cassoulet (Baked Bean Casserole):
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 4 links fresh Polish sausage (about 16 ounces), cut in half
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 teaspoons herbs de Provence, divided
- 1 (8 oz.) package ham cubes
- 1 (15.8 oz.) cans Northern beans
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes with garlic
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup unsweetened white grape juice (or white wine. I do not use alcohol, hence the grape juice. Your choice.)
Instructions to make Quick and Easy Cassoulet (Baked Bean Casserole)
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat oil in Dutch oven on top of stove. Sauté Polish sausage in oil until browned. Put into colander and drain.
- Sprinkle chicken thighs with 1 teaspoon herbs de Provence. Sauté thighs until lightly browned. Set aside on plate.
- Sauté onions until golden, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Drain beans and add to Dutch oven. Stir in sausage, ham cubes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, white grape juice, and remaining herbs de Provence. Tuck chicken thighs into beans.
- Cover and bake for about 1 hour. Remove cover and bake for an additional half hour until top is crusted over.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest for about 15 minutes.
- Serve with toasted slices of French baguettes with garlic butter.
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