Sausage and Chicken Cassoulet

I can safely say I've never  made a cassoulet before. And I can also say I was greatly surprised by this dish! It was flavorful, yet relatively easy to make! The only down fall is that it takes about an hour to fully cook everything, but for a Sunday night dish it would be perfect! There's plenty to feed the family and it's definitely hearty!

Sausage and Chicken Cassoulet-adapted from Best One Dish Meals by Pillsbury
Total Time: 1 hour
Serves 4

• 4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 4 bone-in chicken thighs
• 1 cup matchstick carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 ounces Polish sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes with roasted garlic, undrained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove from heat and set aside, leaving grease in pan to cook chicken.

Add chicken to skillet and cook about 4 minutes, turning once, until it starts to brown. Add spices and vegetables to skill and cook another 3 minutes, until vegetables start to brown.

In an ungreased 13x9 inch baking dish, mix sausage, beans, tomatoes, bacon, carrots and onion. Top with chicken thighs.

Cover pan with foil and bake about 45 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked and vegetables are tender.

Buffalo Chicken Chili

I can't lie to you guys. I didn't try this recipe. I made it, so I still want to put it up here. Since it's a slow cooker recipe, I got it ready in the morning and went to work. I think this was a day we got a surprise free lunch at work, and I just wasn't hungry all night.

Scott ate it though! The only thing he complained about was that the chicken was a bit dry. I know I put it on the top of the mix, so I'm thinking I need to put it on the bottom next time. I'm not going to give this a rating, but I'll try it again and update you. If you give it a try--let me know!

Buffalo Chicken Chili-adapted from Best One Dish Meals by Pillsbury
Total Time: 8 hours
Serves 6

• 2 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 medium stalks celery, sliced
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 1-28 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 -15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup Buffalo wing sauce
• Crumbled blue cheese

Spray 5 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place all ingredients except buffalo wing sauce and blue cheese into slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours.

Stir in Buffalo wing sauce. Serve with blue cheese.