Slow Cooker Chicken With Bacon Mushrooms And Onions Recipes

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in a large (12-inch) skillet over medium-high heat until crisp and the fat is rendered, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker, leaving the fat behind in the skillet. Add the mushrooms to the fat in the skillet and let them cook over medium-high, stirring only a few times, until the mushrooms have shrunk, released their liquid and started to lightly brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the chopped garlic and tomato paste. Pour in the wine and let it come to a bubble, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Scrape the mixture into the slow cooker.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, roasted peppers, tomatoes, capers, vinegar, oregano, red-pepper flakes and garlic powder to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Add the chicken, season with 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of pepper and stir to combine. Cook on low until the chicken is very tender and the flavors are blended, about 4 hours. (At this point, the dish holds well on the warm setting for several hours.)
• Using two forks, break the chicken up into large chunks. Stir in the parsley and let it warm through. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary. Serve over polenta or pasta or in hoagie rolls, if desired, or alone in bowls. Top with basil and Parmesan.

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer it to a 4 to 6 quart Crockpot Pour off all but two teaspoons of fat from the pan.
• Add the chicken and brown over medium-high heat; transfer to the cooker.
• Pour the wine into the pan and deglaze allowing wine to reduce and thicken slighty.
• Add the reduced wine along with the mushrooms, onions, garlic, rosemary and salt to the crockpot.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours, or on high for 3 hours.
• Transfer the chicken, bacon, and vegetables to a platter; keep warm.
• Pour the sauce into a small saucepan.
• Combine the water and cornstarch; stir it into the sauce.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• Pour over the chicken.