Slow Cooker White Bean Stew Cassoulet Food

WHITE BEAN CASSOULET FOR THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion, carrot slices, parsnip slices and garlic. Cover and cook 5 minutes; stirring occasionally.
• Place cooked mixture into the slow cooker. Add beans and next 6 ingredients (through Bay leaf). Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until vegetables are tender. Remove Bay leaf.
• Sauté sausage until browned. Drain off fat.
• Combine breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese and melted butter in a small bowl; toss with a fork until moist. Stir breadcrumb mixture and cooked sausage into bean mixture; sprinkle with parsley.

SLOW COOKER WHITE BEAN STEW (CASSOULET)

Steps:

• 1. If using dried beans soak them overnight or you can do this quick soak method or simply just use canned. 2. Add the chopped bacon to a skillet and fry on medium heat until almost crispy. Remove the bacon but keep the fat. 3. Add the sausage links and caramelize on medium heat. When you start to see some good dark charring it's time to remove those and put them to the side with the bacon. 4. Add the onions and then garlic, cook until soft. 5. Remove the onions and garlic and add the pork and beef stew meat. Cook until the outside has browned. 6. Add all these ingredients to the slow cooker, along with the beans (drained). 7. Add the thyme, Creole seasoning and bay leaves. As well as the tomato paste, sauce and beef broth. 8. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours. 9. Remove the bay leaves and serve with your choice of sides.

WHITE BEAN CASSOULET

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium stock pot. Add the vegetables to the oil, stir frequently, and cook until lightly brown around the edges. Add remaining ingredients, except sausage, 1 at a time. Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Stir in sausage and allow to cook for 10 more minutes. Place in bowls, spoon 1 tablespoon of pesto and 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sausage into each bowl. Serve with Garlic-Parmesan Crostini.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Season the sausage with salt, to taste, and carefully place in a single layer across the skillet. Cook the sausage for 3 to 5 minutes over medium-high heat or until browned. Turn the sausages and repeat on opposite side. Remove from heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Slice into 1/4-inch slices.
• Combine all ingredients in a food processor and puree until smooth.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet. Add the garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until garlic begins to brown. Remove from heat. Brush the garlic oil on the top and bottom of each slice of bread. Place the bread in a single layer over a sheet pan. Sprinkle each slice with parmesan. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes on the middle oven rack until bread browns over the top. Serve.

ALL-DAY SLOW-COOKER CASSOULET

Steps:

• Put the beans in a medium bowl, cover with about 3 inches of water, and soak overnight. Or put the beans in a saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and soak for 1 hour. Then drain.
• Meanwhile, cut the duck into 8 pieces: 2 breast halves, 2 drumsticks, 2 thighs, and 2 wings. Trim off all visible fat and excess skin and set the fat and skin aside. Season the duck pieces and lamb with the salt and pepper and set aside.
• Cook the duck fat and skin in a large heavy skillet over medium heat until between 1/4 and 1/3 cup fat is in the pan, about 4 minutes. Remove the solid pieces of fat and skin and discard. Brown the duck in the hot fat on both sides, about 4 minutes per side, and set aside. Brown the lamb, about 4 minutes per side, and set aside. Brown the sausage pieces on all sides, about 3 minutes per side, and set aside.
• Add the onion and celery to the skillet and sauté until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic, nutmeg, Italian seasoning, and cloves and sauté until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the wine and bring to a boil. Add the beef broth and tomatoes, return to a boil, and remove from the heat.
• To assemble the cassoulet:
• Layer the beans and meats, in alternating layers (4 of beans, 3 of meat), starting and ending with the beans. Pour the liquid over all, cover the cooker, and cook until the beans are tender, 8 to 10 hours on low.
• Preheat an oven to 350°F. Mix the breadcrumbs and parsley and scatter over the top of the cassoulet. Transfer the crock with the cassoulet to the oven and bake until the top is browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Mix everything but the water and flour in a slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 7 hours.
• Beat the flour into the water (or chicken broth) with a fork until smooth then mix into the slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 1 hour.
• Great served with garlic bread and a salad!

SLOW COOKER CASSOULET

Steps:

• Saute sausage in large skillet over medium heat till browned. Remove with slotted spoon.
• Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to sausage drippings and saute till onions turn translucent, about 5 minutes, adding olive oil if needed to prevent sticking. Add thyme, rosemary, and sage and saute till fragrant, a minute or two.
• Combine onion mixture, sausage, beans, tomatoes, and stock in 3.5 quart (or larger) slow cooker. Cover and cook 8 hours on LOW.
• Just before serving, combine melted butter, parmesan, and bread crumbs, stirring till well coated. Sprinkle crumb mixture over each serving.