Brittany Chicken Casserole

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 cups kidney beans or 2 1/2 cups your favorite beans, soaked overnight and drained
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 slices bacon (thick slices or streak of lean/streak of fat or fatback)
• 2 lbs chicken pieces
• 1 tablespoon plain all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups
• 2/3 cup chicken stock
• 14 shallots
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 8 ounces ready cooked whole beetroots (beets)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 cook beans in salted boiling water for 25 minutes.
• 3 heat the butter and olive oil in a flameproof casserole (dutch oven or large stockpot).
• 4 add the bacon and chicken.
• 5 cook for 5 minutes.
• 6 sprinkle with the flour.
• 7 add the and chicken stock, stirring to prevent lumps.
• 8 season with salt and pepper.
• 9 bring to a boil.
• 10 add the beans and the cover the pot.
• 11 bake for 2 hours.
• 12 about 15 minutes before it is done, remove the lid.
• 13 in a frying pan, gently cook the shallots and honey together for about 5 minutes.
• 14 turn the shallots frequently.
• 15 add the shallots and cooked beetroot to the casserole.
• 16 bake uncovered for 15 more minutes.