Crispy Chicken Thighs Replace Confit Duck in This Speedy Cheat's Cassoulet
A rule-breaking shortcut version of the classic French cassoulet, swapping confit duck for crispy skin-on chicken thighs and chipolata sausages. The one-pan dish is loaded with haricot and cannellini beans, passata, and finished with a golden sage breadcrumb crust โ all done far faster than the traditional slow-cooked original. Perfect for anyone craving hearty French comfort food on a weeknight.
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๐งพ Ingredients
- 1Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 2Olive oil
- 3Salt
- 4Chipolata sausages
- 56 rashers back bacon, diced
- 61 onion, diced
- 72โ3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 8Fresh rosemary sprigs
- 9Fresh thyme sprigs
- 104โ5 fresh sage leaves
- 111 x 400g tin haricot beans (with liquid)
- 121 x 400g tin cannellini beans (with liquid)
- 13700g passata or 2 tins chopped tomatoes
- 14150g stale bread
- 154โ5 sage leaves (for breadcrumbs)
- 16Pinch of salt
- 17Freshly ground black pepper
- 18Drizzle of olive oil (for breadcrumbs)
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