Dinner's in the crockpot
Sep. 17th, 2010 03:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
adelheid_pI found a recipe for Cassoulet in the Diabetic Living Slow Cooker Recipe cook book but there were a couple of things I changed. (I like this cookbook because it has the healthiest recipes I've been able to find for slow cookers/crockpots.) The recipe originally called for a can of black soybeans but in researching the original recipe I found that white beans are usually used and I'm not too thrilled with the soybeans so I'm using cannellini beans. I think they were using the black soybeans to impart a smokey flavor as bacon or some sort of smoked meat is used so I decided to use fire roasted tomatoes (Muir Glen brand) instead. Also, I forgot to buy any bell pepper so I omitted that. I'm not a huge fan of the cooked bell pepper flavor so I don't think I'll miss it. Here's my version of the recipe:
1 14.5 oz can Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes -undrained
1 15 oz can Cannellini Beans drained and rinsed
7 oz of smoked turkey sausage sliced into half moons (half a 14 oz package)
1 onion cut into thin wedges
1 cup celery chopped (I think I used more than this, though)
1/4 c. dry red wine (I used Cabernet Franc)
1 T Herbs De Provence crushed
3 garlic cloves pressed
1/2 t salt
5 boneless skinless chicken thighs (whole)
Salt and Pepper
Gently mix tomatoes, beans, sausage, onion, celery wine, herbs, garlic and 1/2 t salt. Place chicken thighs on top and season with salt and pepper. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
I estimate that this would serve 4-6 people.
[Edited to add: When I got home and took the lid off the crockpot, I got a whiff of smokey goodness so my substitutions were right on! And this was just the thing to hit the spot on a cool evening! The red wine lent some body to this as well. I may up the spices a bit but this recipe is a keeper.]
1 14.5 oz can Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes -undrained
1 15 oz can Cannellini Beans drained and rinsed
7 oz of smoked turkey sausage sliced into half moons (half a 14 oz package)
1 onion cut into thin wedges
1 cup celery chopped (I think I used more than this, though)
1/4 c. dry red wine (I used Cabernet Franc)
1 T Herbs De Provence crushed
3 garlic cloves pressed
1/2 t salt
5 boneless skinless chicken thighs (whole)
Salt and Pepper
Gently mix tomatoes, beans, sausage, onion, celery wine, herbs, garlic and 1/2 t salt. Place chicken thighs on top and season with salt and pepper. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
I estimate that this would serve 4-6 people.
[Edited to add: When I got home and took the lid off the crockpot, I got a whiff of smokey goodness so my substitutions were right on! And this was just the thing to hit the spot on a cool evening! The red wine lent some body to this as well. I may up the spices a bit but this recipe is a keeper.]
