Chicken Merlot With Mushrooms

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2-3 lbs meaty skinless chicken pieces
• 3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup dry red wine or 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil, crushed
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups hot cooked noodles
• 2 tablespoons finely shredded parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 rinse chicken; set aside.
• 2 in a 4 or 5 quart crockpot place mushrooms, onion, and garlic.
• 3 place chicken pieces on top of the vegetables.
• 4 in a bowl combine broth, tomato paste, wine or chicken broth, tapioca, dried basil (if using instead of fresh), sugar, salt, and pepper.
• 5 pour over all in crockpot.
• 6 cover; cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• 7 if using, stir in fresh basil.
• 8 to serve, spoon chicken, mushroom mixture, and sauce over hot cooked noodles.
• 9 sprinkle with parmesan cheese.