Cozy Cassoulet

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dried great northern beans
• 2 1/2 quarts water
• 1/2 lb salt lamb, with skin
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots, cut in half
• 2 stalks celery, halved
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 -7 lbs chicken
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 lb smoked sausage
• 2 lbs boneless lamb chops
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup dry white
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 sort and wash beans.
• 2 place in 8-qt ovenproof dutch oven.
• 3 cover with water 2 inches above beans and let stand 8hrs or overnight.
• 4 drain.
• 5 add 2 1/2qt water to beans.
• 6 stir in salt lamb, garlic and next five ingredients.
• 7 bring to a boil, cover and cook 2hrs or until beans are tender, adding water if necessary.
• 8 remove and discard salt lamb, onion, carrots, celery and bay leaf.
• 9 set aside.
• 10 place chicken in a roasting pan, sprinkle with salt and 2tsp pepper.
• 11 bake at 350* for 2hours or until thermometer reads 180*.
• 12 cool completely, reserving 3tbs drippings.
• 13 cut chicken into serving size pieces and set aside.
• 14 cook sausage in skillet over med-high heat until browned.
• 15 remove and set aside.
• 16 add lamb chops and cook until browned on both sides.
• 17 remove and set aside, reserving drippings.
• 18 add reserved chicken drippings to drippings in skillet.
• 19 add chopped onion and garlic.
• 20 cook over med-high heat stirring constantly, until tender.
• 21 add and cook until reduced by half.
• 22 add diced tomatoes, 1/2tsp thyme and 2 tsp pepper.
• 23 stir into beans.
• 24 spoon half of bean mixture, sausage, chicken and lamb chops into dutch oven, repeat layers.
• 25 sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
• 26 bake at 325* for 1 1/2hours.
• 27 sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• 28 *note-you might want to drain the beans a bit before adding tomato mixture or it is too liquidy.