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Slow Cooker Coq Au Vin

Coq au Vin is of course the classic French chicken dish with bacon, pearl onions and red wine. Try this easy version in your slow cooker and have dinner ready when you get home from work, and savor the incredible aroma of the wine. Zinfandel, Syrah, or a rhone blend works just fine.

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 lb Chicken, cut-up
  • 1 garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Dried thyme leaves
  • Bacon slices, diced
  • 2/3 cup sliced green onions
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 8 sm white onions, peeled
  • 1 cup Burgundy wine
  • 1/2 lb Whole mushrooms
  • Chopped parsley
  • 8 small new potatoes, scrubbed

In large skillet, saute diced bacon and green onions until bacon is crisp. Remove and drain on paper towel. Add chicken pieces to skillet and brown well on all sides.

Remove the chicken when it has browned and set aside. Put peeled onions, mushrooms, potatoes, and garlic in slow cooker insert. Add browned chicken pieces, bacon and green onions, salt, pepper, thyme, potatoes and ch icken broth.

Cover and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours. (High: 3 to 4 hours). During last hour, add red wine and cook on high. Garnish with chopped parsley.

From Rival Crock-Pot cookbook

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Wineries: Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras
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