Chicken Thighs in Red Wine, Slow Cooker

I do have a proper recipe for Slow Cooker Coq au Vin but this is an easy version.

I am seriously getting into easy cooking lately. I actually bought ready-made puff pastry nibbles for our first course last weekend.

I was in the frozen food store picking up scallops for our New Year’s Eve dinner (Coquilles Saint-Jacques) when I wandered through the ‘apero’ (nibbles for drinks) section.

I always buy frozen scallops there as the fresh ones in my fish market come with the coral. I don’t like it so it’s a bit of a waste to pay for it – and it’s expensive for dog food.

And, yes, we have several chains of frozen food stores…..

I digress.

The boxes of prepared, fancy treats to have while sipping a glass of bubbly always looks so wonderful. I’ve never bought any as I simply don’t buy prepared food…. But the combination of the holiday season and me feeling lazy was too much,

I bought a box.

They were beautiful, tiny bits of puff pastry, either topped or filled. Each one was just a bite or two. And they were all perfectly….okay.

I doubt I’ll buy them again, but now my curiosity has been satisfied.

On to the lazy Coq au Vin.

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Chicken Thighs in Red Wine, Slow Cooker

Print Recipe

This is not a proper Coq au Vin, but it is a very easy version that tastes almost the same.
Serve with simple boiled, buttered potatoes or pasta.

• Author: Katie Zeller
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 5 hours
• Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes
• Yield: 2 servings 1x
• Category: Chicken
• Method: Slow Cooker

Ingredients

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• 4 chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
• 4 medium shallots, cut in half
• 1 cup (8oz, 250gr) tomatoes, peeled, chopped, all juices reserved
• 2/3 cup (5oz, 150ml) red wine
• 2 tbs tapioca
• 2 tbs parsley
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cocoa powder, pure cocoa

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Instructions

• Put shallots into the slow cooker.
• Add tomatoes, tapioca, parsley, salt, cocoa, and stir combine
• Top with chicken thighs.
• Pour the red wine over all,
• Cover and cook on low for 5 hours, stirring / rearranging chicken once if possible.

Notes

I use celery salt but use any you like. The cocoa powder adds a depth of flavor to the sauce but can be omitted if you don’t have it.
You can substitute cranberry juice or apple juice for the wine, or use chicken stock plus 1 tbs Balsamic vinegar. 

Keywords: chicken thighs, red wine, slow cooker

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