Description
If you love the rich, comforting flavors of traditional French cuisine but don’t have hours to spend in the kitchen, this Easy Sausage Cassoulet Soup is your perfect solution. Ready in just 9 minutes (thanks to your trusty Instant Pot or pressure cooker), this recipe delivers all the hearty satisfaction of a cassoulet with a fraction of the time and effort.
Ingredients
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1 Tbsp. olive oil
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1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
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1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and cut diagonally
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1 cup chopped peeled turnips
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1/2 cup diced celery
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4 garlic cloves, minced
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2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
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12oz. fully cooked sausage*
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28 ounce can diced tomatoes
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3/4 cup unsalted chicken or beef stock (or bone broth)
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2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
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salt and pepper
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1 dried or fresh bay leaf
Topping:
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Turn Instantpot to saute. Add olive oil, chopped onion, carrot, turnip. celery, and garlic; Cook 5 minutes or until just tender.
- Add sliced sausage and cook for a few additional minutes.
- Turn off sauce function.
- Pour in cannellini beans, tomatoes, chicken stock, thyme, salt. pepper, and bay leaf.
- SLOW COOKER: Cook on low for 6 – 7 hours or until vegetables are tender.
INSTANT POT: Pressure cook on high for 9 minutes.
FOR TOPPING:
- Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs: cook 3 minutes or until browned, stirring frequenty. Remove pan from heat; stir in cheese. Stir half of breadcrumb mixture into cassoulet the cassoulet/soup mixture.
- To serve, sprinkle remaining breadcrumb mixture and parsley eventy over each serving
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: recipe
- Method: stovetop or pressure cooker
- Cuisine: French