Panade is basically a French bread stew, studded with beans, greens, and sausage. It’s also a little bit brothy, like French onion soup.
Slow Cooker Recipe: Cheesy Panade with Swiss Chard, Beans & Sausage
from kitchn
- 1 (1-pound) loaf day-old crusty country bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces uncooked pork sausage, casings removed
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 medium bunch Swiss chard (about 12 ounces)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme, or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans (3 cups beans), drained and rinsed
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces), divided
- 4 cups (32 ounces) low-sodium chicken broth
- Coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves (optional)
Proc
- Dry out or toast the bread cubes.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the sausage and onion and cook, breaking up the sausage into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until the sausage is cooked through and the onions are tender.
- Chop the chard stems into 1/2-inch pieces, thinly slice the chard leaves, and keep the stems and leaves separate.
- Add the chard stems to the pan and cook until the stems are softened.
- Add the chard leaves, garlic, and thyme, and cook until the leaves are wilted and tender, about 4 minutes more.
- Remove the pan from the heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Place 1/3 of the bread cubes in an even layer in a 6-quart or larger slow cooker.
- Scatter 1/3 of the chard mixture (about 1 cup) and 1 cup of the beans over the bread.
- Scatter 2/3 cup of the cheese over the entire layer.
- Repeat with layering in this order in the same amounts: bread, chard mixture, cheese, remaining bread, and remaining chard mixture.
- Refrigerate the remaining 2/3 cup of cheese. Pour the broth evenly over the top of the panade.
- Cover and cook on the HIGH setting for 4 to 6 hours, or on the LOW setting for 8 hours.
- Sprinkle the reserved 2/3 cup cheese over the top of the panade in the last 15 minutes of cooking.
- Serve in bowls, garnished with parsley if desired.