Crockpot French Herbed Chicken

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 lb) roasting chickens, skinned and cut into pieces
• 3 tablespoons seasoned flour (for dredging)
• 1 -3 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, cut in 3-inch pieces
• 1 1/2 cups sauterne wine
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 medium bay leaf
• pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 in shallow bowl or pie plate, dredge chicken in seasoned flour.
• 2 heat a tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. brown chicken in hot oil, in batches, adding more oil if necessary. remove to crockpot.
• 3 drain excess fat from skillet. add carrots, onions, mushrooms, and celery and sauté over medium heat a couple of minutes to soften the vegetables a bit. add wine and seasonings and bring just to the boiling point. allow to boil a minute or two in order to thicken and reduce the sauce a little. pour over chicken in crockpot, including any bits left on the bottom of the skillet.
• 4 cover and cook on low setting for 3-4 hours.
• 5 remove bay leaf and celery before serving.