French Country Casserole

Name: French Country Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 453.59 g kielbasa, cooked,halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4 inch slices; 453.59 g can kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 439.41 g can great northern beans, drained and rinsed; 425.24 g can black beans, drained and rinsed; 425.24 g can tomato sauce; 3 medium carrots, thinly sliced; 2 small onions, separated into rings; 118.29 ml red wine or 118.29 ml beef broth; 29.58 ml brown sugar; 2 clove garlic, minced; 7.39 ml dried thyme

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Submitted by Miss Annie

"I am sure that the French used actual dried beans, soaked and cooked. However, this one is very quick to make if your evening is hectic."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 8

ingredients

453.59 g kielbasa, cooked,halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4 inch slices
453.59 g can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
439.41 g can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
425.24 g can black beans, drained and rinsed
425.24 g can tomato sauce
3 medium carrots, thinly sliced
2 small onions, separated into rings
118.29 ml red wine or 118.29 ml beef broth
29.58 ml brown sugar
2 clove garlic, minced
7.39 ml dried thyme

directions

Combine all ingredients in a bowl; transfer to an ungreased 3-quart baking dish.
Cover and bake at 375ºF for 60 to 70 minutes or until carrots are tender.

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Reviews

Miss Annie, yet another winner! This recipe is wonderful! As per my usual, I couldn't wait for Dan'l to get home before tasting and reviewing so I had a bite as it came out of the oven (just cooled enough). I made exactly as indicated, using the beef broth instead of the wine and cooked for 60 minutes. I will serve with a tossed green salad and French baguette, which I think is going to make a great meal! Once again, Miss Annie, Thank you for sharing this with us!

Bev I Am
Miss Annie, we thought this casserole was so delicious. Very hearty and filling. I followed your instructions and used red wine instead of beef broth. The thyme lends a wonderful flavor, too. My husband said he was definitely taking the left-overs to work for lunch. Thanks for a great meal.

ratherbeswimmin
I really liked this but I made a few changes. First I did it in a stock pot on top of the stove and I started with a tiny bit of olive oil and I cooked some bacon until crispy (I had cut the bacon into little pieces before cooking it). Then as those turned brown I threw the carrots in to cook them a bit. After I was satisfied that the carrots were partially done I threw my onions and garlic in for just a minute before I added the other stuff. The last change I made was I used alot more sugar than you called for, I must have uses about 7 big scoops with a tablespoon. I just kept tasting and adding because I was looking for sweet and tangy. :). I cooked it for about 20 minutes (the amount of time it took to make cornbread, which went perfectly with this!) thanks, I'm keeping this one. :)

dsabol2000_8813122
Great comforting dish! I made exactly as the recipe, except I browned the kielbasa with the onions and carrots first then combined everything else and cooked in the oven for 45 minutes. It smelled heavenly while cooking. The whole family gives this 5 stars. I plan to serve the leftovers over rice.

andrea.gerhart
This is a real good dish. I make this recipe all the time. I will throw all of the ingredients in the crockpot and cook it on low for eight hours. It is really simple and dinner is ready when I get home.

MsBaton

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Tweaks

This was so easy and delicious - and even better the next day! I used some smoked brats I had on hand and a chicken breast cut into bite size pieces. I used a can of whole tomatoes that I chopped up and I used chicken broth instead of wine or beef broth (all I had - and it worked very well.) I did everything else as stated in the recipe. We will be making this again soon! And I think it will become a "regular"!

Linnya
This is an excellent recipe in its own right as well as an excellent one on which to build, which I did, and used my large crockpot to hold it all. I added 1 lb chicken thighs, cubed, & 1 lb pork chops, cubed, to the sausage. I used white kidney beans in place of the great northern, a 24 oz can tomato sauce, 1 lb carrots, 2 large onions, 1 cup white wine in place of red wine, doubled the garlic, and omitted the brown sugar, keeping the thyme about the same. It was ready 8-9 hours later. Took to a potluck the following day where it was the highlight of the luncheon table. Thanks for posting this Miss Annie. Fall is here, and winter isn't too far behind, which means many more occasions to pull up this recipe!

woodland hues
This is our favorite recipe! I've been making it for almost a year now - at least 3 times a month! So easy and delicious. I've made some substitutions to appeal to my family's taste. I use chicken/apple sausage rather than kielbasa, and garbanzo beans instead of the great northern beans. I also cut the sugar to 1 tablespoon and use 4-6 cloves of garlic (we're garlic lovers!). Finally, I use almost 2/3 cup of red wine, since I love the way it flavors the whole casserole. This is such a fabulous one dish meal. Thank you Miss Annie for sharing it!

AmRo7876
This was well received by guests. I substituted chorizo for the kielbasa and baked covered it in a Chinese clay pot at 350F for 1 hour 10 minutes; it was too watery so I baked it for another hour uncovered. I served leftovers the next day topped with Mexican cheeses and baked for 25 minutes.

Its loose again
Very tasty dish! I didn't too much care for the carrots in this, but that is just a personal preference so I'll leave them out next time. I used beef broth rather than the wine b/c it was all I had and I also used rosemary in place of the thyme. I took it out after 50 minutes b/c I couldn't wait any longer and it was done enough. Thanks Miss Annie!!

Lil Sis