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10 slow-cooker recipes

Here are 10 slow-cooker recipes from Stir It Up! bloggers to keep things feeling easy and delicious in the kitchen.

8. French-country chicken with olives

Whipped, The Blog
French-country chicken with olives made fall-off-the-bone tender with a slow cooker.

By Caroline Lubbers, Whipped, The Blog

2-ounce chunk bacon or salt pork belly, cut in 1/4 inch cubes
2 onions, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup dry white wine [editor's note: substitute cooking wine or chicken broth of the same amount]
1 can tomatoes in juice, coarsely chopped
3 lbs. skinless bone-in chicken thighs (about 12)
1/2 cup sliced pitted black olives
1/2 cup sliced pitted green olives
Finely chopped Italian flat-leafed parsley

1. In a skillet over medium high heat, cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towel. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Drain all but 2 tablespoons fat from pan.

2. Reduce heat to medium. Add onions and cook, stirring until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, peppercorns and bay leaf and cook stirring about 1 minute. Add wine [or chicken broth], bring to a boil, and boil 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with juice and bring to a boil.

3. Arrange chicken evenly over bottom of slow cooker and cover with sauce. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork. Add black and green olives and reserved bacon. Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes, until heated through. Discard bay leaf. Serve piping hot, garnished with parsley.

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