Slow Cooker Traditional Style Coq Au Vin

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serves/makes:

ready in:
over 5 hrs

ingredients

5 slices uncooked bacon, diced
4 pounds chicken, cut into pieces
6 small white pearl onions, peeled
1/2 pound cremini or baby portabella mushrooms
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup chicken stock or low sodium broth
2 cups full bodied red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon

directions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp, drain and reserve bacon. Brown chicken well in skillet; remove.

Layer the onion, mushrooms and garlic in a slow cooker. Add the chicken, bacon, salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaf and cover with the red wine and chicken stock. Cook on low for 8 hours.

added by

Pamela Chester, CDKitchen Staff
Read more: Beginners' French in the Slow Cooker

crock pot notes

Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.

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