Valerie's Comfy Cassoulet Recipe | Valerie Bertinelli | Food Network

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried Great Northern beans
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 12 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1/2-inch lardons
• 1 pound Bratwurst sausage or fresh Polish sausage (4 to 5 links)
• 1 1/2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 1 pound chicken drumsticks
• 1 cup finely chopped yellow onions
• 1 cup thinly sliced carrots
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fennel, fronds reserved for garnish
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced garlic
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• One 14-ounce can diced tomatoes in tomato juice
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh Italian parsley
• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• Kosher salt
• 1 lemon, zested
• 1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh parsley