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Slow-Cooked Italian Chicken and Mushrooms

Slow-Cooked Italian Chicken and Mushrooms

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
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Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken thighs boneless and skinless1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 4 TBLS olive oil divided
  • 2 Cloves garlic minced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
  • 1 red pepper sliced
  • 1 onion sliced thin
  • 1/2 cup Marsala wine or chicken stock
  • 1 can 14.5 oz diced tomatoes, in juices
  • 2 TBLS capers drained
  • 1/2 cup currants
  • 2 TBLS chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried
  • 2 TBLS chopped fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dried

Instructions

Preparation

  • 1 In large sauté pan, warm 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat.2 Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan and sauté until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken to slow cooker and turn pot on low.3 In same sauté pan, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add garlic, mushrooms, pepper slices and onion. 4  Saute until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 – 7 minutes. Add vegetables to slow cooker. 5 Add wine to same pan and deglaze about one minute, stirring up brown bits. Pour wine into slow cooker.6 Add to slow cooker the tomatoes and juices, capers, currents, basil and parsley. 7 Cook for 6 or 7 hours on low (or 3 hours on high), until chicken and vegetables are very tender and sauce has thickened slightly.
  • Source: National Chicken Council