Lamb and Sausage Cassoulet

Ingredients

• 3c/750ml cooked cannellini beans(white kidney beans)
• 2 t/10ml olive oil
• 8 oz/240g boneless lamb, 1″/2.5cm dice
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 oz/120g sausage, cooked and sliced. We used Cavicchhi’s apple sausage
• 1 slice bacon, diced
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1/2c /125ml marinara
• 2 c /500 ml fat-free, low sodium broth
• 1 bunch fresh thyme
• 2 T / 15ml apple dessert wine
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley