Chicken With Bacon, Mushrooms And Onions

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 1 chicken, 4 to 6 pounds,cut up
• 1/2 cup dry wine (or 1/4 cup dry vermouth plus 1/4 cup water)
• 1/2 lb small mushroom
• 1 cup frozen small whole onions, thawed
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 sprigs fresh rosemary or 1 tablespoon dried rosemary leaves
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp.
• 2 with a slotted spoon, transfer it to a 4 to 6 quart crockpot pour off all but two teaspoons of fat from the pan.
• 3 add the chicken and brown over medium-high heat; transfer to the cooker.
• 4 pour the wine into the pan and deglaze allowing wine to reduce and thicken slighty.
• 5 add the reduced wine along with the mushrooms, onions, garlic, rosemary and salt to the crockpot.
• 6 cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours, or on high for 3 hours.
• 7 transfer the chicken, bacon, and vegetables to a platter; keep warm.
• 8 pour the sauce into a small saucepan.
• 9 combine the water and cornstarch; stir it into the sauce.
• 10 heat to boiling, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• 11 pour over the chicken.