Chicken With Bacon and Wine

INGREDIENTS

• 4 to 5 chicken breasts & thighs
• 8 bacon slices, diced
• 1 1/2 cups sliced green onions
• 8 small white onions peeled
• 16 small new potatoes, scrubbed, or 1 to 1 1/2 pounds
• medium potatoes, quartered
• 8 ounces small whole mushrooms
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup dry red wine
• chopped parsley, for garnish
• 1 to 2 tablespoons each, water and flour, optional

 

 

 

METHOD

1.In large skillet, sauté diced bacon and green onions until bacon is

crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels. Add chicken pieces to skillet and

brown well on all sides. Remove browned chicken and set aside. Put

onions, potatoes, mushrooms and garlic in crockpot. Add browned chicken

pieces, bacon, green onions, salt, pepper, thyme, and chicken broth. Cover

and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours, or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.

 

2.Add the wine about 1 hour before done. Remove chicken pieces to

serving platter. If desired, thicken juices with a combination of 1 to 2

tablespoons each flour and cold water. Arrange vegetables around chicken

and pour juices over all. Garnish with chopped parsley.