Pumpkin Cassoulet with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Garlic
White beans, tender squash and savory onions bake under a crisp blanket of garlic bread crumbs in this spectacular meatless main dish. You can roast the garlic, caramelize the onions and even assemble the cassoulet the day before you plan to serve it. Feel free to substitute another orange-fleshed squash like kabocha or butternut for the pumpkin.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Kidney Bean | 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained | 112 |
| Bread | 1 slice (30g) white | 79 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 garlic heads
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 2 onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 4 cans (each 14 1/2 oz.) cannellini or white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 lb. baking pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese