Chicken Cassoulet Style Soup Recipes

EASY CASSOULET SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker, combine carrot, onion, and sweet pepper. Add drained beans, chicken, sausage, and bay leaf. Sprinkle with parsley, thyme, cayenne pepper, and garlic. In a small bowl, stir together undrained tomatoes, broth, and wine. Pour over chicken mixture.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3-1/2 to 4 hours. Discard bay leaf. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

CHICKEN CASSOULET SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain., Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the water, chicken, beans, carrots, onion, vermouth, bouillon, garlic, thyme, fennel and if desired, lavender. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until heated through., Divide among bowls; sprinkle with bacon. If desired, top with additional fresh thyme.

CHICKEN CASSOULET-STYLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine chicken, sausage, pasta sauce, beans, the water, and oregano.
• Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours.

CASSOULET SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté onion and sausage in large saucepan until browned.
• Add thyme, stir one minute.
• Add wine, boil until slightly reduced, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in broth, 1 cup of the beans, and the chicken.
• Mash the rest of the beans and add to pot.
• Partially cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper, garnish with chopped parsley.

CHICKEN CASSOULET

Steps:

• Heat 1 T olive oil in a large skillet with an ovenproof handle, over high heat until hot. Reduce the heat to med-high. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste and add it to the skillet, skin side down; cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until browned. Turn the chicken and cook the other side for 3 to 4 minutes or until browned.
• Meanwhile, finely chop the onion (about 1 C). Finely chop the rosemary (about 1 1/2 t) and the thyme (about 1 1/2 t). Combine the rosemary and thyme in a bowl. Press the garlic (about 1 T plus 1 t) into the bowl. Rinse and drain the beans then mash 1 C of the beans into a separate small bowl with a fork.Set the rest of the whole beans aside. Cut the kielbasa in half lengthwise and then crosswise into 1/2 inch thick pieces.
• Remove the chicken to a plate and drain off all but 1 T of the fat from the skillet. Reduce heat to med-low and add the onions and cook for 5 minutes or until it has softened. Add the herb and garlic mixture and cook for 2 minutes. Add the red wine and simmer over low heat until it has reduced by half.
• Return the chicken to the skillet along with any juices that have accumulated on the plate. Add the kielbasa, chicken stock, both the mashed beans and the whole beans and the mustard. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the chicken has just cooked through. While the chicken is cooking, preheat the broiler.
• Toss the bread crumbs with the remaining 1 T olive oil. Remove the lid from the skillet and season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle the bread crumbs evenly over the top. Put the skillet under the broiler, about 4 inches from the heat source, and broil for 45 to 60 seconds, or until the crumbs are golden. When you serve the cassoulet, sprinkle the toasted bread crumbs over each serving.

CASSOULET SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté onion and kielbasa in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until onion is soft and sausage is light brown, about 8 minutes. Add thyme and stir 1 minute. Add wine and boil until slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Mix in broth, 1 cup beans and goose or turkey. Mash remaining beans to coarse puree; add to soup. Partially cover pan and simmer soup until flavors blend, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle parsley over and serve.

CHICKEN CASSOULET

Steps:

• Rinse the beans and place in medium saucepan.
• Add enough water to cover by 2 inches.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let sit for 1 hour.
• OR, soak beans overnight in a cool place, drain and rinse.
• Rinse chicken,pat dry and set aside.
• Halve the sausage lengthwise and cut into 1 inch pieces.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine drained beans, sausage, tomato juice, Worchestershire sauce, bouilion granules, basil, oregano and paprika.
• Set this mixture aside.
• In a 4 quart crockpot, combine celery, carrot and onion.
• Place chicken pieces on top.
• Pour the bean mixture on top of chicken.
• Cook on low heat for 9-11 hours or high heat for 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours.
• Remove Chicken and sausage with slotted spoon.
• Mash the bean mixture slightly.
• Serve chicken, sausage and beans in soup bowls.
• Serve with crusty bread and enjoy!