Crockpot Coq Au Vin

Ingredients and Instructions

3 pound chicken

4 each garlic cloves

2 each bay leaf

1 each onions, sliced

1 each carrots, sliced

4 each potatoes, cut into wedges

2 cup red wine, burgundy suggestd

3 cup veal stock (skip if too full)

1 teaspoon thyme leaves

1 tablespoon parsley leaves

4 each bacon slices

8 oz mushrooms, fresh, optional

8 oz onions, pearl, optional

Remove giblets and neck from chicken. Stuff garlic and bay leaves into chicken cavity. Place in crockpot, breast side down, and add onions, carrots, and potatoes. Add wine and seasonings. If there is still plenty of room in the crockpot, add stock. Remember that chicken juices will raise the liquid level in the crockpot during cooking. Cook on LOW all day.