Crockpot Coq Au Vin

 

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I love Coq Au Vin. It is originally a French recipe that means "rooster with wine."  My first recipe had "cream of x" soup in the ingredients, and I had to scrap it when we when dairy free.  I was sad.  Then I found a Coq Au Vin recipe on http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/.  (If you have never checked it out you should!) It is a great recipe, but I switched a few things for our family's taste.  The nice thing about this recipe that can be altered much like a soup.  No fresh garlic in the house?  Use garlic powder.  Not enough wine?  You can add extra chicken broth.  I love the fact that I can use frozen chicken breast (especially on the days I forget to take meat out of the freezer the night before!) Here is how we like it:

4 frozen chicken breast

6 slices cooked and crumbled bacon

1 cup baby carrots

1/4 cup chopped yellow onion

3 cloves chopped or minced garlic

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 1/2 cup cheap white wine

1/2 tsp ground thyme

Put all of the ingredients into the crockpot.  Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or pasta. So easy and so flavorful! 

This post was linked up at http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/ and http://mizhelenscountrycottage.blogspot.com/ and http://www.realfoodfreaks.com/ and http://allthesmallstuff-cole.blogspot.com