Slow-Cooked Chicken and Mushrooms
(Pollo Cotto con Funghi)
Ingredients:
2 lbs chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
1 onion, sliced thin
1/2 cup Marsala wine (or chicken stock)
One 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, in juices
2 tablespoons capers, drained
1/2 cup currants
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil (or 2 teaspoons dried)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (or 2 teaspoons dried)
Directions:
In large saute pan, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat.
Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Add chicken to pan and saute until browned, about 5 minutes.
Remove chicken and put into slow cooker and turn pot on low.
In same saute pan, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Add garlic, mushrooms, pepper slices and onion.
Saute until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Add vegetables to slow cooker.
Add wine to same pan and deglaze about one minute, stirring up brown bits.
Pour wine into slow cooker.
Add to slow cooker the tomatoes and juices, capers, currants, basil and parsley.
Cook for 6 or 7 hours on low (or 3 hours on high), until chicken and vegetables are very tender and sauce has thickened slightly. Serves 4.