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Wild Mushroom Chicken Cassoulet cannellini Recipe

Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Cannellini Cassoulet

With the taste of an all day slow roasted cassoulet, this quick and easy version is great any day of the week. Tender chicken breasts with creamy cannelllini beans and wild mushrooms is a definite win at the table.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Chicken breasts
  • 300 gr Mixed wild mushrooms chanterelles, girolles, black trumpet etc...
  • 50 gr Butter
  • 2 Shallots finely chopped
  • 100 ml double cream
  • 400 gr Tin of white cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • 200 ml Chicken or vegetable stock
  • 250 ml Dry White Wine
  • 2 Garlic Clove finely chopped
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • Ground Pepper
  • Sea Salt
  • 10 gr Flat leaf parsley finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Put 10 mls of olive oil and 20 gr of butter in a hot frying pan.
  • When the butter is turning brown, add each type of mushroom separately and sauté each type for approximately 5 minutes.
  • Put the cooked mushrooms together in a bowl and set aside.
  • Wipe clean the pan, add some olive oil and gently fry the chopped shallot and chopped garlic, being careful not to burn the garlic or the flavour of the cassoulet will be spoilt.
  • When the shallots are translucent, add white wine and simmer until reduced by half.
  • Add the stock and simmer again to reduce by half.
  • When the liquid has reduced down, add the beans and cook gently for 4 minutes.
  • Add the mushrooms, pour in the double cream and simmer very gently until the sauce thickens slightly.
  • Season to taste with black pepper and sea salt.
  • Set aside and keep warm.
  • Place the chicken fillets between two pieces of cling film and gently flatten with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
  • Trim away any fat or sinew and season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the remaining oil and butter in a frying pan on a medium heat.
  • Sauté the chicken on both sides until nicely coloured and cooked throughout.
  • Reheat the cassoulet and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
  • Serve the chicken fillets on top of the cassoulet with some lightly cooked French beans tossed in butter and garlic.
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