How many appliances do you own?
I mean, really? How many pots, pans and plugin pots does a gal gotta have to make a meal? Wouldn’t it be nice to have one appliance that steams, sautes, slow cook and even more?
While I may sound a little like the Genie from Aladdin…I feel like my dream has come true with the KitchenAid® Multi-Cooker! Yogurt, risotto, soup, steak and even a strawberry cheesecake, can all be made with this baby and in one pot! With over ten cooking methods and four step-by-step modes, simplify cooking anytime of the day with consistent Even- Heat™ technology.
I’ll admit I wasn’t sure exactly where to start with all the different ways I could use the multicooker, so it sat in a box for a few days. But when I did, the sleek design of the multicooker was just the right size to stay on my cabinet for easy, convenient and continued used. With so many options, it was almost overwhelming to figure out what to make, so I just started with the first setting and made my way down to the line from lowest temperature to the hottest.
While it looks like a crock pot, it is so much more because you can use it for so many purposes including taking the idea of one-pot wonders to a whole new level. And since cook methods can be programmed for up to 12 hours of cooking, you really can fix it and forget it – especially With EvenHeat™ technology monitoring the temperature of the cooking pot from 110° to 450° F.
The Kitchen Aid Multi-Cooker comes with a dual purpose steam basket/roasting rack, a specially developed lid with a soft rubber handle, for easy pouring and steam release, and a four-quart cooking pot. So you get everything you need to make a four-course meal with just the multi-cooker.
While I had fun making everything from yogurt to steaming my own vegetables, I eyed a recipe in the digital KitchenAid cookbook you receive after registration, a traditional french dish, Cassoulet with chicken. While it sounds rather impressive, cassoulet is actually a French peasant dish that includes a protein like duck, venison and sausage, beans and a flavorful broth comprised of onions, celery and whatever else you wanna throw in there . Best of all a little splash of wine in this dish gives you a reason to have a glass while you make the cassoulet as well! So while Americans might want to consider this a big pot of everything you got, I was happy to take on this dish and proudly announce it as its more impressive nomenclature cassoulet.
Hey if Julia Child took time to make it, so would I. However, I was thinking my steps were going to be much, much easier with the multi-cooker. Using one pot and several different settings – from saute, sear, slow cooker high and even boil – this dish was going to make preparation easy and cleanup even more since everything was made in one pot!
Chicken Cassoulet
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 11⁄2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 13⁄4 pounds bone-in chicken pieces
- 2 chicken sausages (21⁄4 ounces each), cooked and cut into 1⁄4-inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 11⁄2 cups diced red and green bell peppers
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
- 2 cans (about 15 ounces each) cannellini or Great Northern beans,
- rinsed and drained
Instructions
- Preheat KitchenAid® Multi-Cooker on Sauté setting. Add bacon; cook 10 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally.
- Transfer to paper towel-lined plate with slotted spoon.
- Add olive oil to drippings in Multi-Cooker.
- Combine flour, 1⁄2 teaspoon salt and black pepper in shallow bowl.
- Coat chicken pieces with flour mixture; shake off excess.
- Brown chicken in batches on Sear setting; reduce heat to Sauté setting if chicken begins to burn.
- Transfer to plate.
- Reduce heat to Sauté setting. Add sausages, onion, bell peppers,garlic, thyme and rosemary; sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
- Cook 5 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally and add additional olive oil as needed to prevent sticking.
- Stir in wine, scraping up browned bits from bottom of Multi-Cooker with spatula. Top with chicken and bacon.
- Cover and cook on Slow Cooker High setting 20 minutes; stir in beans.
- Cover and cook 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (165°F), stirring gently twice.
- Serve.
The KitchenAid Multicooker makes a super holiday gift for your loved ones, but mostly yourself. Get ready to take this baby for a spin with tons of dishes you’ll enjoy making from scratch with a lot of the recognition without all the cleanup. That’s my kinda cookin’.
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That looks perfect for me. I’m always busy, so being able to cook something up in that would save me a ton of time.
I need this in my life. I have a house full of kids – mine and their friends – and a blog to run. I have zero time, and this would be a big help.
This is awesome! I just got a new slow cooker, it’s not like this one but its my absolute favorite thing in my house right now. This looks so delicious!
It looks SO good! I want this kitchen appliance! I am such a kitchen gadget person now I know what I want for christmas!
This is the perfect appliance. It does virtually everything eliminating the need for so many different appliances. I love it.
Same here – sounds like a must have for anyone who cooks!
I could definitely benefit from having something like this! What an awesome time saver.
What?! Something like this actually exists? I must have one. Living in an apartment, this would save me so much room because I could probably get rid of a few kitchen cooking appliances.
How have I never heard of this? It would be such a saver in my home and save me so much time… I could come up with some great ideas for it, as well…
I can see this making life so much easier. That chicken cassoulet looks amazing. I would have so much fun trying new recipes with this cooker.
I like this slow cooker. It’s smaller than the one I have right now. Since my boys have moved out into the world, I find I don’t need such a big one anymore.
Oh my gosh I so want that appliance!! Your recipe looks amazing. Kitchenaid is my favorite brand <3!!!
These sounds like the perfect appliance! Your meal turned out amazing, I can’t believe I had never heard of this appliance before!
I would love to try the The Kitchen Aid Multi-Cooker. This looks like a delicious recipe. My family would love it.
There are so many great meals i could make with the The Kitchen Aid Multi-Cooker. I will have to ask for one for my Birthday.
Wow. I have never seen anything like this. I love kitchen gadgets.
I can’t believe that you can prepare so many different types of dishes with just the one appliance! Amazing!
I’m always on the lookout for new, useful kitchen tools!
It is such a pretty appliance. I love that it can perform multiple functions!
I need this especially now that school is in full swing. That chicken dish made my mouth water.
While I have seen Chicken Cassoulet I never knew what was in it or how it looked. Thanks for the great recipe and the discussion of the multi-cooker. I had never heard of that.
I LOVE Kitchen-Aid. Their products are so inventive and helpful. I have not seen this product yet, so want it!
what a great cooker. I just order myself a rice cooker so I’m excited.
I would love to get a multi cooker like this. There are so many wonderful dishes you could make with it. I think I might just put this on my Christmas wish list. Thanks for that yummy looking recipe too.
This food looks delicious! I love using cookers such as this one.
I’m not much of a cook but this could be a game-changer! That chicken looks delicious!
This is such a neat looking appliance! I think I might need one now. 🙂
This sounds like the perfect appliance for working moms. I love anything that makes cooking simpler!
I love that it does so many things. It’s sleek looking too.