French Farm Food Classic: When nights turn cool, we make this bean dish, the beans take on the herb and meat flavors, the sauce is to die for: hearty comfort food!

I created this recipe for a contest run by one of my favorite restaurants, Mimi's. Unfortunately I didn't win the contest and my local Mimi's didn't make it through the pandemic. I do, however, think my recipe is pretty darn good! When I thought about the theme of this contest, I immediately envisioned comfort food that would appeal to both American and French culture and I quickly settled on this baked bean dish. In France, that would be the cassoulet, a hearty dish of duck and pork and beans; in America, the dish would feature a more tomato-based dish with some type of pork as the main meat. I combined the essence of both to make my own American version of cassoulet with chicken as the main meat accented with fresh Polish pork sausage and bits of ham. Since this was to be an American dish with a French accent, I cooked the beans with a more traditional tomato-based sauce.The hardest part of making this dish was the ten ingredient limitation. I had to make some hard decisions about what to eliminate. I made the assumption that salt and pepper were ingredients, so I had to come up with alternatives. The sausage and ham provided the salt and Herbs de Provence gave the dish it’s unique flavor. Garlic was essential so the flavor came from the fresh Polish sausage and the fire-roasted tomatoes with garlic. I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I do!

The French have perfected the art of making stews. I don't recall where I found this recipe, but it has been a winter staple of mine for over 35 years.#GoldenApron23

A hearty french bean and meat stew adapted from Kenji Lopez at Serious Eats

This is a recipe to use up staples in our pantry. You can get fresh vegetables and cook them but this uses canned vegetables, soup, and precooked chicken and canned biscuits to save time.

My Brother made this for a Gathering and I fell in love with it. So here's my remake of it. I serve it with Mixed Vegetables. 😍

Very easy to make and a satisfying winter meal! However next time I make this I will add a tin of baked beans as well as using garlic bread rather than plain bread.

This yummy side dish is really easy to make, As long as you have milk and few basics at home, you should be all set to cook this wonderful delicious cheesy green beans dish thats sure to become a family favorite!

The only casserole my hubs will eat. It’s got meat, veggies and taters. What more could a “meat and potatoes man” want?#GlobalApron 2024

A 'whats in the cupboard?' Experiment

My mom used to make this for me and my brother and our friends. She still makes it. I took it from her to make for my husband and I, its a quick easy meal to make, when we have kids over I get them in the kitchen to help me make it.

Who doesn't like green bean casserole right?! Well that would be my mother-in-law. Actually despises it! Which is why I bring it to every holiday. 😁 Actually it is a family joke. She told me I couldn't show up for Thanksgiving if I brought green bean casserole. I did...and the rest is history. #heirloom