Red Wine Braised Chicken

I’m always on the lookout for quick and easy recipes! This one is for the crock pot, which is always a plus for me. It's from Midwest Living and sounds wonderful! Think I’ll try it this week.

Red Wine Braised Chicken

Ingredients

·         1/2 large onion, chopped

·         3 pounds bone-in skinless chicken thighs

·         1 packet (1.3 oz) McCormick slow cookers red wine braised roast seasoning mix

·         1 cup small peeled baby carrots, halved

·         10 ounces white button mushrooms, quartered

·         1 bag (14.4 oz) frozen pearl onions, thawed

·         1/2 cup dry red wine

·         1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped

·         Mashed potatoes and green peas (optional)

Directions

1.       Coat slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.

2.       Place chopped onion in slow cooker; season chicken with seasoning mix and place on top of onion. Add carrots, mushrooms and pearl onions. Pour red wine and 1/2 cup water over top.

3.       Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours or LOW for 8 hours.

4.       Stir in parsley and serve with mashed potatoes and peas, if desired.

Sounds like comfort food to me! What do you think? 

Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

Recipe Friday: Chicken in a Pot

"As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings." Hattie MacDaniel

My Comfort Food series continues here on Recipe Friday with a yummy, easy to prepare crock pot chicken!  This recipe is homey and simple, and so delicious, even my kids like it.  Because of the paprika, they call it chicken with spots!

I've adapted this from my GE Slow Cooker Recipe Book, the one that came with my crock pot. Hope you like it!

Chicken in a Pot 

1 16 oz. pack frozen mixed veggies
1 1.5 oz. envelope beef stroganoff sauce mix
1 5-7 lb whole chicken
1 t salt
1 t pepper
2 t paprika
2 t garlic powder
2 t onion powder

Combine vegetables and sauce mix in the crock pot. Combine salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika.  Rub seasonings into chicken.  Place chicken in crock over vegetables.  Cover and cook on low 8 hours.  Serve with rice and a green salad.  Makes 4 servings.

Do you have a favorite comfort food sort of chicken dish? Tweet me @: maria_mckenzie. Have a wonderful weekend!