Provencial Chicken Crockpot

Name: Provencial Chicken Crockpot
Cook time: 1 d
Total time: 1 d
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken; bacon; butter; olive oil; carrots; shallots; whey; tomatoes; red wine; marjoram; tarragon leaves; basil; salt; black pepper

Sophisticate your chicken today with this easy crockpot recipe that you will end up storing in your cookbook.

Yield

6 servings

Prep

30 min

Cook

8 hrs

Ready

8 hrs

Trans-fat Free, Low Carb

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
3	pounds	chicken cut in pieces
3	slices	bacon diced
2	tablespoons	butter
2	tablespoons	olive oil
1	each	carrots peeled, grated
4	each	shallots chopped	*
3	tablespoons	whey or Cognac	*
2	each	tomatoes peeled, chopped
⅔	cups	red wine dry	*
¼	teaspoon	marjoram	*
¼	teaspoon	tarragon leaves
¼	teaspoon	basil	*
1	x	salt to taste	*
1	x	black pepper to taste	*

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
1.4	kg	chicken cut in pieces
3	slices	bacon diced
3E+1	ml	butter
3E+1	ml	olive oil
1	each	carrots peeled, grated
4	each	shallots chopped	*
45	ml	whey or Cognac	*
2	each	tomatoes peeled, chopped
158	ml	red wine dry	*
1.3	ml	marjoram	*
1.3	ml	tarragon leaves
1.3	ml	basil	*
1	x	salt to taste	*
1	x	black pepper to taste	*

Directions

Wash chicken pieces. Pat dry with paper towels. Using a large frying pan, brown bacon until crisp. Remove from pan. Pour off drippings. Add butter and oil to frying pan. Sauté carrot and shallots until limp. Push to sides of pan. Add chicken pieces and sauté until brown. Pour in brandy and ignite. When flames die, transfer chicken and vegetables to crockery pot. Add tomatoes, wine, herbs, bacon, salt and pepper. Cover. Cook on LOW 8 hours. Remove cover. Skim off fat. Cook juices down until reduced by half.

Makes 6 servings.

NOTE: This country-style chicken entree intertwines the influence of Spanish, French and Italian cuisines. Rice pilaff or rissoto makes a good side dish.