Turkey Cassoulet

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Don’t fto the rubric intimidate you; this is not task cooking a la Julia Child. Butter utilized successful sparing amounts enriches the crockery portion keeping things comparatively low-fat. Using home-cooked cannellini beans increases the cassoulet's creaminess quotient.

A homemade turkey broth is preferable to boost the turkey spirit successful this dish, but a bully store-bought marque whitethorn beryllium utilized instead. See the NOTE, below.

Bake successful idiosyncratic gratin dishes oregon successful a cookware that tin determination from the stove apical to the oven.

From Nick Palermo, enforcement cook astatine the Old Angler's Inn successful Potomac.

Ingredients

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Servings: 4-5

2 tablespoons to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, preferably European (with a higher butterfat content)
6 ounces to 8 ounces slab bacon, preferably applewood-smoked (may substitute thick-cut pieces of turkey bacon oregon a flavorful turkey sausage, casings removed), chopped into 1/2-inch dice
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless turkey thighs (fat trimmed off), chopped into bite-size chunks
1/4 cupful diced yellowish bulb oregon achromatic onion
2 tablespoons diced carrot (carrot archetypal good scrubbed)
2 tablespoons diced celery
2 tablespoons minced garlic
14 ounces oregon 15 ounces canned, crushed, no-salt-added tomatoes (optional)
15 ounces (about 2 cups) canned low-sodium cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
Kosher salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 cupful homemade oregon low-sodium turkey broth (see NOTE)
1/2 cupful plain panko breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 5)

Calories
360
Fat
14 g
Saturated Fat
6 g
Carbohydrates
19 g
Sodium
520 mg
Cholesterol
135 mg
Protein
37 g
Fiber
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Nick Palermo, enforcement cook astatine the Old Angler's Inn successful Potomac.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published January 14, 2014

Updated March 14, 2026