Slow-Cooker Coq Au Vin

Name: Slow-Cooker Coq Au Vin
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 oz Bacon, chopped; 4 lb chicken, cut into 8 pieces; Kosher Salt; Ground Black Pepper, freshly; 1 lb Carrot, chopped; 1 Yellow Onion, chopped; 2 clove Garlic, minced; 3 cup dry red wine; 2 cup Low Sodium Chicken Stock; 6 sprig Fresh Thyme; 2 bay leaves; 2 tbsp Tomato Paste; 10 oz Cremini Mushroom, sliced; 0.25 cup Parsley, freshly chopped for garnish

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Brooke1999

Prep10 min

Total10 min

Servings4

Difficultyeasy

FrenchEntrees

Ingredients

6 ozBacon, chopped
4 lbchicken, cut into 8 pieces
Kosher Salt
Ground Black Pepper, freshly
1 lbCarrot, chopped
1Yellow Onion, chopped
2 cloveGarlic, minced
3 cupdry red wine
2 cupLow Sodium Chicken Stock
6 sprigFresh Thyme
2bay leaves
2 tbspTomato Paste
10 ozCremini Mushroom, sliced
0.25 cupParsley, freshly chopped for garnish

Instructions

1
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon until fat is rendered and bacon is crispy. Drain bacon on a paper towel-lined plate. Remove bacon fat, leaving 2 tablespoons in the pan and reserving the rest.
2
Pat chicken dry with paper towels, then season generously with salt and pepper. In batches, sear chicken in bacon fat until golden brown, then add to slow cooker.
3
In same skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon bacon fat and cook carrots, onion, and garlic, 5 minutes. Add vegetables to slow cooker.
4
Add wine and deglaze pan using a wooden spoon to scrape bottom of the pan. Bring wine to a boil and simmer, 5 minutes, then add to slow cooker along with stock, thyme, bay leaves, and tomato paste. Cook on low for 7 hours.
5
When ready to eat, add 1 tablespoon bacon fat to skillet over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms for 5 minutes, then add to slow-cooker and heat through, 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.