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
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.
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