Chicken Stew in White Wine

By michele080478

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1 chicken, 3 to 4 lb., cut into 8 serving pieces
• 3 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 bacon slices, chopped (I didn’t add)
• 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 8 oz. white button mushrooms, quartered (I used can)
• 1 lb. red-skinned potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch
• pieces (I used regular potatos)
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs (used a sprinkle or 2 of dry)
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs (used a sprinkle or 2 of dry)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups white wine
• 1 celery stalk

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add the chicken and toss to coat evenly.

In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm half of the olive oil until just smoking. Add half of the chicken and brown on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes total. Transfer to a slow cooker. Repeat with the remaining oil and chicken. Add the bacon, onion, mushrooms, potatoes, garlic, parsley, thyme, bay leaf and stock to the slow cooker and stir to combine.

Remove the sauté pan from the heat, pour the wine into the pan and return to medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from the pan bottom. Add the wine to the slow cooker, cover and cook on high for 5 hours according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Remove the bay leaf before serving. Spoon the stew into bowls and serve immediately.