I love slow cooker recipes. The other day this one was featured on Real Simple. It sounded so tasty I thought I would give it a whirl. It was delicious and my family loved it. The original recipe is below along with my changes noted in pink italics. I think the original recipe was easy enough but I substituted with what I had in my pantry and the result was still wonderful!
Slow-Cooker Recipe: Chicken with Bacon, Mushrooms, and Onions
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This is the country version of the fussier coq au vin. Serve it with mashed potatoes.
1/2 pound sliced bacon, diced
1 4- to 6-pound chicken, cut up -4 large chicken breasts sliced 1 inch thick
1/2 cup dry white wine (or 1/4 cup dry vermouth plus 1/4 cup water)-white cooking wine
1/2 pound small white mushrooms-2 small cans of sliced mushrooms drained
1 cup frozen small white onions, thawed-1/4 cup of dried onion flakes
6 garlic cloves, chopped-1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3 sprigs fresh rosemary (or 1 tablespoon dried rosemary leaves)-omitted
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch-1/2 cup of chicken gravy mix
Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp. With a slotted spoon, transfer it to a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Pour off all but a light coating of fat from the skillet. Add the chicken and brown over medium-high heat; transfer to the cooker. Pour the wine {cooking wine} into the skillet and scrape up any browned bits; add the skillet contents to the cooker, along with the mushrooms, onions, garlic, rosemary-did not use, and salt. Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours, or on high for 3 hours. Transfer the chicken, bacon, and vegetables to a platter; keep warm. Pour the sauce into a small saucepan. Combine the water and cornstarch {1/4 cup water and 1/2 cup chicken gravy mix}; stir it into the sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Pour over the chicken.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
hearty meal hugs, mb.
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That does sound wonderful. Thank you for sharing such a tasty recipe.
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I love slow cooker recipes and will be sure to save this one on delicious
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That sounds so delicious and delightful for the freeeezing weather we’re having! Wish I had the ingredients on hand to make this today!
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This sounds amazing! THanks for sharing the recipe!
Now I like the idea of that middle book, I find all the slow cooking I to, tends to be variations on meat and potato stew, like my mom would have made. Heck, or even my grandmother.
yummy! That sounds delish!
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Mmmm! That does sound good! Thanks for sharing.
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Yes! I am always looking for new slow cooker recipes. Thank you for sharing.
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OH that looks so good! Thanks for joining the TMTT fun today!
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Love my slow cooker too, but sometimes it’s hard to find really good recipes…this one sounds so yummy it’s going on my list for next week – I bet it smells wonderful while it cooks too
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