Chicken Cassoulet with Sausage and Swiss Chard is a hearty meat and white bean stew made lighter than the classic.

Chicken Cassoulet

Traditionally made with rich pork sausage and duck confit, this chicken cassoulet is lightened up using chicken thighs but is still cozy, nourishing, and satisfying. A true one-pot recipe topped with garlic crumbs and packed with fiber. Swiss chard is an uncommon addition, but its sautéed stems add great texture, and the greens round out the dish. For more Swiss chard recipes, try this Swiss Chard Eggs Benedict and Asparagus and Swiss Cheese Frittata.

What is a cassoulet?

Cassoulet is a hearty French meat and bean stew that slowly cooks. A classic cassoulet typically has duck confit, pork, and white beans. The dish gets its name from the pot called a “cassole,” which a cassoulet was made in.

What to Serve with Chicken Cassoulet

One of the best things about a cassoulet is that it’s a whole mean in one. You get your fiber, protein, carbs, and veggies all from one dish. However, if you’d like to round it out, I recommend serving your chicken cassoulet with a salad, or roasted vegetables.

How To Store, Freeze and Reheat Cassoulet

Leftovers will last up to 4 days in the refrigerator or freezer for up to 3 months. Store cooled leftovers in glass containers  or freezer safe dish and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating. To reheat, microwave until heated through.

Variations:

• Greens: Feel free to swap out the swiss chard for turnip greens, mustard greens, or kale if you’d prefer – just don’t throw away the stems.
• Sausage: Use any sausage you’d like. One with apple and sage enhances the mild, wintry flavors, while a spicy Italian or andouille lends subtle heat.
• Beans: Sub cannellini beans for great northern.

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posted by Kalyn Denny on September 29, 2021

This low-carb and delicious Swiss Chard Casserole will work for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and this meatless dish is also gluten-free. This is a leafy greens casserole I’ve been making for years, and it definitely has some fans. 

PIN Swiss Chard Casserole to try it later!

Years ago I made this interesting Swiss Chard Casserole recipe that intrigued me partly because of the addition of a little soy sauce to the egg mixture, which gave it lots of great Umami flavor. And then through the years I grew Swiss Chard in my garden and kept making this recipe, adapting it in lots of different ways through the years! Early on I replaced the breadcrumbs with hemp seeds, which made it a low-carb and gluten-free recipe, and I even went through a phase of cooking it in a mini loaf pan (see below). And for quite a few years I’ve been making it with a little grated Parmesan added to the top of the casserole before it goes in the oven.

I’m a fan of Swiss Chard in the garden for the way you can cut it and it keeps growing back all summer, and this casserole that’s good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner came to be one of my favorite ways to cook it. And this year I didn’t grow chard, but when I saw some at the store recently I decided this recipe needed better photos!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

What is Swiss Chard?

Swiss Chard is a type of greens that’s one of The World’s Healthiest foods, containing significant nutrients with impressive health benefits. It has many other names, including Chard, Silverbeet, Perpetual Spinach, or Mangold. Chard has shiny green leaves, with stems that can be a variety of colors, and I’m fond of a variety called Rainbow Chard, with mixed stem colors in the same pack of seeds. Chard is one of the easiest greens to grow, and it’s also very versatile in cooking, and well worth adding to your vegetable shopping list if you haven’t tried it.

Can you use other leafy greens in this recipe?

I’ve loved this casserole with Swiss Chard, but of course you can use other leafy greens like kale, collards, spinach, or even Bok Choy or turnip greens in this veggie casserole.

More Recipes Using Swiss Chard:

Favorite Healthy Swiss Chard Recipes
Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese Custard Bake
Spicy Stir-Fried Swiss Chard
Spaghetti Squash and Chard Gratin
Swiss Chard, Mozzarella, and Feta Egg Bake

This Swiss Chard Casserole is probably the type of dish that will never be too photogenic, but I did like my experiments with cooking it in a Mini Loaf Pan (affiliate link) for more defined portions. I like to eat these with a dollop of sour cream, as you can tell from the photo. 

How to make Swiss Chard Casserole:

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1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C.
2. Wash mushrooms if needed and chop into pieces.
3. Cook chopped onions and minced garlic in olive oil for a few minutes. Add mushrooms and cook with soy sauce.
4. When mushrooms are done remove the cooked mushroom mixture to a bowl.
5. I love to make this with chard from my garden, but this time I had to buy some, and I wished I had gotten two bunches. I recommend using a generous amount of chard if you can.
6. While the mushrooms cook cut away chard stems and chop leaves. (If you’re using garden chard, give them a good wash in a salad spinner.)
7. Add chopped chard all at once to the pan. It will cook down quickly, about 3 minutes.
8. Add the partly-cooked chard to the bowl with the mushroom-onion mixture, then stir in grated cheese, Hemp Hearts (affiliate link), and Spike Seasoning (affiliate link).
9. Beat eggs and add them to the vegetable mixture in the bowl.
10. You can probably bake this in a 9″ x 13″ casserole dish if you have a big bunch of chard, but I used a dish that was 8″ x 11″ to make six servings. You can also bake it in individual servings using this Mini Loaf Pan (affiliate link). Whichever type of baking dish you use, spray with nonstick spray.
11. Transfer egg mixture to the baking dish and sprinkle the top with coarsely-grated Parmesan cheese.
12. Bake the chard casserole about 25-30 minutes.
13. Serve hot, with a little sour cream to add at the table if desired!

Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This Swiss Chard Casserole made with hemp hearts is a great dish for any phase of the original South Beach Diet and for low-carb eating plans. If you don’t have hemp hearts and didn’t want to use breadcrumbs, you could also make this low-carb and gluten-free by using Flaxseed Meal (affiliate link) instead of the hemp hearts.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
I first made Swiss Chard Casserole in 2008 and I’ve made many variations of it since then. The photos were updated in 2012 and again in 2021. The recipe was last updated with more information in 2021.