Bourbon Apple Sausage Cassoulet

Bourbon Apple Sausage Cassoulet

Comfort food at its very finest

Ingredients
  • 6 Boneless chicken thighs
  • 2-3 slices Bacon
  • 1 teaspoon Sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cracked black pepper
  • 4 Gilbert’s Bourbon Apple Chicken Sausages, sliced on bias into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 Large onion, chopped
  • 3 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 (19 oz) cans Great Northern Beans (or other white beans), rinsed and drained
  • 1 (14 1/2 oz) can Diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup Chicken broth
  • 1 cup Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp Dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp dried or 3 fresh leaves Basil, finely chopped
  • Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish (optional)
Instructions
  • Preheat oven to 300°. Sprinkle chicken thighs with sea salt and cracked black pepper
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once cooked, remove bacon, crumble, and set aside. Brown the chicken thighs in the bacon drippings for approximately 5 minutes per side, over medium-high heat. Remove from skillet and set aside.
  • Add Gilbert’s Bourbon Apple Chicken Sausages to skillet and brown approximately 5 minutes over medium heat. About one minute after adding sausage, add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent and aromatic.
  • Return chicken to skillet. Add beans, tomatoes, broth, bay leaf, and dried thyme. Bring to a boil.
  • Remove from heat and transfer to  Dutch Oven or casserole dish (if skillet is oven-safe, you may optionally leave in skillet). Sprinkle with 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
  • Cover and bake at 300° for 2 hours. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining breadcrumbs. Bake 20 minutes longer, or until cassoulet is golden.