Low Fat Easy Cassoulet Recipe

Ingredients

8 ounces skinless boneless chicken thighs

2 medium carrots

--cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 medium red or green sweet pepper

--cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 cup chopped onion

3 cloves garlic, minced

30 ounces white kidney beans

-- or great northern beans

-- rinsed and drained

14 1/2 ounces italian-style stewed tomatoes

8 ounces fully cooked smoked turkey sausage

-- halved lengthwise and

--cut into 1/2-inch slices

1 1/2 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup dry white wine

-- or chicken broth

1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

1 bay leaf

Method

Rinse chicken; pat dry.

Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces.

Place carrots, sweet pepper, onion, garlic, beans, undrained tomatoes, chicken, and sausage in a 3 1/2, 4-, or 5-quart crockery cooker.

Combine chicken broth, wine or chicken broth, parsley, thyme, red pepper, and bay leaf in a bowl.

Add to crockery cooker.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

Discard bay leaf.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition facts per serving: 259 cal.

, 7 g total fat (2 g sat.

fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 974 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate.

, 8 g dietary fiber, 22 g pro.

Daily Value: 71% vitamin.

A, 52% vitamin.

C, 21% iron.

Food exchanges: 1 1/2 vegetable, 1 1/2 bread, 2 meat, 1/2 fat.

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