Spicy Sausage, Chicken and Bean Pot
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: Rachael Ray
Serves 8 peopleCategories: Chicken, Main Dish, Pork, Rachael Ray
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 lb spicy bulk sausage, Italian
- 3/4 lb andouille sausage, cut on an angle into 1-inch lengths
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into thirds
- salt
- pepper
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 4 celery ribs, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans cannellini beans
- 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
- 5 -6 sprigs sage, leaves cut into thin strips and stems discarded
- 1/2 baguette
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup Italian parsley, chopped
- 3 -4 sprigs thyme, leaves chopped and stems discarded
Directions
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In a Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
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Crumble in the Italian sausage and brown lightly, about 3 minutes.
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Add the andouille and cook until crisp on the edges, 2-3 minutes.
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Drain sausages on a paper-towel-lined plate.
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Season the chicken lightly with salt and pepper.
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Add to the pot and cook, turning once, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes on each side.
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Add the onion, celery, carrots and bay leaf, season with salt and pepper and cook until softened, 7-8 minutes.
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Add the wine and simmer until nearly dry, about 5 minutes.
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Return the sausages to the pot, add the cannellini beans, chicken broth and sage and cook until heated through.
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Preheat the broiler.
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Using a food processor, coarsely chop the baguette.
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Toss bread with the melted butter, parsley and thyme; season with salt and pepper.
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Scatter the bread over the sausage and chicken and broil until browned, 2-3 minutes.
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Serve from the pot, discarding the bay leaf.