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Vegetarian Cassoulet

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

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Cassoulet, a hearty white bean casserole, is a French original. Its savory flavor comes from herbes de Provence, a mixture of dried thyme, basil, rosemary and lavender.

Ingredients

Cassoulet:

2 Tbsp (30mL) extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, diced

1 large carrot, diced

1 large red potato, diced

6 large cloves garlic, minced

1 Tbsp (3g) herbes de Provence

1/2 tsp (3g) salt

1/2 tsp (2g) freshly ground black pepper

1 bay leaf

2 15-ounce (425g) cans cannellini beans, drained

1 14 1/2-ounce (415g) can diced tomatoes

2 cups (480mL) vegetable broth

Bread Crumb Topping:

2 Tbsp (30mL) extra-virgin olive oil

3 thick slices French bread

2 sprigs parsley

4 cloves garlic, peeled

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). In a large skillet, sauté onion, carrot and potato in olive oil over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Add garlic, herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper; sauté another minute. Combine vegetables with bay leaf, beans, tomatoes and vegetable broth in a large, lightly oiled casserole dish. Bake uncovered 20 minutes.

To make bread crumb topping, combine olive oil, bread, parsley and garlic in a food processor; puree on high until finely crumbled.

Remove cassoulet from oven and take out bay leaf. Raise oven temperature to 400°F (205°C). Sprinkle half the bread crumbs on top; bake another 15 minutes.

Remove cassoulet from oven; stir bread crumb topping into beans. Top with remaining bread crumbs. Bake another 15 minutes or until topping is lightly browned. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts
Calories: 511
Fat: 9g
% fat calories: 16%
Cholesterol: 1mg
Carbohydrate: 83g
Protein: 29g