Ingredients
3 lb chicken, cut up
2 slice bacon, cooked, chopped
4 shallots, peeled, sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp thyme, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
15 small white boiling onions
10 mushrooms, halved
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 plum tomato, peeled, seeded, finely, chopped
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp cold water
Directions
Place chicken in slow-cooker. Add bacon, shallots, garlic, parsley,
bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper, onions, mushrooms, wine, broth, and
tomato. Cover and cook on LOW 8-9 hours. Remove chicken and
vegetables with slotted spoon. Discard bay leaf. Turn pot to HIGH.
Dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into juices. Cover; cook on HIGH
20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour over chicken.
Crockery Favorites, Mable Hoffman
Typed by E.Marie Campbell
Servings: 5 servings
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