Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

By zircon50

Ingredients

• Boiler/Fryer, Cut Into 8 Pieces (About 3-4 Pounds)
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 Medium Onion, Chopped
• 2 Cloves Garlic, Minced
• 1 Celery Stalk, Chopped
• 1 Red Sweet Pepper, Chopped, or Cut Into Strips
• 1 Cup Dry White Wine
• 1 (28 oz) Can Chopped Tomatoes
• 1 Teaspoon Dried Oregano
• 1/4 Cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
• Salt & Pepper
• Pinch Of Red Pepper Flakes (Optional But Encouraged)
• 1 Cup Pitted Flavorful Olives

Preparation

Step 1

Remove the skin and trim any fat from each of the chicken pieces.

Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, and brown the chicken pieces well on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.

Remove the chicken pieces to the crock pot.

Add the onions, peppers, garlic, and celery to the crock pot.

Add the wine to the pan and cook over high heat scraping up the browned bits from the bottom until the wine has reduced by half.

Pour the reduced wine into the crockpot along with the tomatoes, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper.

Set crock pot to LOW 8 hours or HIGH 4 hours.

When finished, remove lid and keep the crock pot on HIGH one hour to help it thicken.

Add the olives, cook a few minutes until it has reduced and thickened.