Tasteful Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine Recipes

Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine. There are a few things that come into play to make these recipes great. For example, chicken is made great in a crockpot as it cooks low and slow , marinated in all of the flavors that the ingredients add to the mix. Transfer the chicken to the base of a slow cooker.

Add carrots, onions, bacon, salt, pepper, thyme, garlic, bay leaves, wine and broth. Skim any fat from surface of chicken mixture. In small bowl, mix flour and water; stir into chicken mixture. You can cook Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine

1. Prepare 4 of skinless chicken breasts.
2. It's 150 grams of lean bacon cut into 1 inch pieces or lardons.
3. You need 15 ml of vegetable oil.
4. You need 2 clove of crushed garlic.
5. It's 300 ml of red wine.
6. Prepare 30 grams of tomato paste.
7. You need 500 ml of chicken stock.
8. It's 1 of bay leaf.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of dried thyme.
10. Prepare 250 grams of shallots or button onions, peeled.
11. Prepare 200 grams of small button mushrooms or quartered if large.
12. It's 30 grams of cornstarch.
13. It's of chopped parsley or coriander.

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Crockpot Chicken in Red Wine instructions

1. Spray crockpot with oil..
2. Heat oil in a frying pan, add bacon / lardons and fry until any fat runs, drain and add to crockpot.
3. Place chicken breasts in pan and seal on both sides without browning, drain and place in crockpot..
4. Pour off most of oil, lightly fry shallots, add garlic to pan, add tomato paste, add wine and deglaze pan, add stock(made from cube is fine) add bayleaf and thyme pour into crockpot, season with salt and black pepper..
5. Turn crockpot to low, add mushrooms, cook for 4 hours., check chicken is cooked through..
6. Slake cornstarch with 30 ml cold water, pour into crockpot, stir and turn to high for 15 minutes, until thickened..
7. Garnish with chopped parsley..
8. Serve with pilaf or boiled rice or creamey mashed potatoes and vegetable of choice, fresh peas are good..
9. I bought diced chicken breast by mistake, I reduced cooking time to 2 hours and it was perfect..
10. You can add a dash or two of balsamic vinegar at step 6, for a richer taste..
11. You can substitute white wine for red wine for an alternative taste, in this case omit balsamic vinegar but you can add a dollop or two of cream or creme fraiche just before serving..
12. My daughter is allergic to mushrooms so there are no mushrooms in title picture, I cooked them separately and added to dish when served!.

Add mushrooms,onions, garlic and cook,stirring until onions are soft. Transfer mushroom mixture to slow cooker. In mixing bowl,combine chicken broth,tomato paste,red wine,sugar,oregano and seasoning. Spray in the inside of the Crockpot with nonstick spray. To the bottom, add strained tomatoes, sliced green pepper, garlic, seasonings, red wine, and sugar.