Monday, November 17, 2008

Everyday Cassoulet


No wine. No oven. No duck. This easy cassoulet is something a little different and only took 20 minutes to make.

1/2 lb. chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 lb. sausage cut into 1/2 inch slices
1 can great northern beans, drained
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can diced tomatoes with garlic
1 T. brown sugar
4 green onions, sliced

Brown chicken in skillet. Add sausage, beans, tomatoes and brown sugar. Cook 8-10 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Top with green onions. Serve with french bread.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I always wondered about recipes that include wine. If I were to use wine in a recipe (which I never have), would it cook out? Or would it be like actually partaking of wine?

Susie Chadwick said...

"they" say it cooks out, but scientifically you'd have to boil something at a high boil for hours for the alcohol to entirely evaporate. However, morally I think you're ok to use wine in cooking if you wanted - A personal decision. I am too cheap even if I wanted to.
Chicken broth is a nearly identical substitute for white wines. You could also use water. Don't put quite as much in because it won't boil away as fast as wine. For red wines I usually substitute a dash of red wine vinegar. Not the same thing, I know, but whatever.

Unknown said...

Yeah I don't think I'd ever use it. It would be way too expensive. Thanks for the tip on using chicken broth as a substitute. I wouldn't have thought of that.