Faux Cassoulet

• 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 pound boneless country-style pork ribs, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 12 ounces thick bacon, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 (28-oz.) can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (16-oz.) package smoked sausage, sliced
• 2 (15.8-oz.) cans great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 3/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 2 teaspoons chopped thyme
• 2 teaspoons chopped oregano
• 2 teaspoons chopped rosemary
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; cook half of chicken in 1 Tbsp. hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes on each side. Remove from skillet; repeat with 1 Tbsp. oil and remaining chicken. Wipe skillet clean. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper, and saute in remaining 2 Tbsp. hot olive oil in skillet, 3 minutes or until browned. Remove pork; wipe skillet clean.
2. Preheat oven to 300u0b0. Cook bacon in skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until crisp; drain bacon, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Add onion, carrots, and celery, and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes. Stir in chopped tomatoes, and cook 1 minute. Add garlic, and cook 1 minute.
3. Add bacon, sausage, and reserved pork to tomato mixture; bring to a simmer. Stir in beans and next 5 ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken in a single layer, skin side up, in a large baking dish. Spoon bean mixture over chicken.
4. Stir together melted butter and breadcrumbs, and sprinkle over cassoulet. Bake at 300u0b0 for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until golden brown and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

skin, kosher salt, olive oil, pork, bacon, onion, carrots, celery, tomatoes, garlic, sausage, great northern beans, chicken broth, parsley, thyme, oregano, rosemary, butter

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/faux-cassoulet (may not work)