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Slow Cooker Tuscany Peasant-Style Chicken

Servings 6 Serves

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small onion thinly sliced
  • 1 medium red bell pepper de-seeded, de-ribbed and thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 6 ounces turkey Italian sausages casings removed
  • 6 4-oz. boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine or use white grape juice with a splash of cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons water
  • sea salt to taste
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions
 

  • In a slow cooker, combine first 5 ingredients (onion through oregano); cover with crumbled sausages.
  • Rinse chicken and pat dry; arrange in a single layer over sausage; sprinkle with pepper. Pour in wine (or juice/vinegar).
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 7 hours or until chicken is fork-tender. Transfer chicken to a warm, deep platter and cover to keep warm. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water; stir into slow cooker juices.
  • Raise heat setting to HIGH then cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring 2 to 3 times, until sauce has thickened; salt to taste.
  • To serve, spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Angel Hair pasta tossed with a little butter and grated Parmesan cheese; add a big salad on the side.
VEGETARIAN: Add soy sausage and non-breaded faux chicken patties during the last hour of cooking time.
KOSHER: No changes necessary.
GLUTEN FREE: Make sure turkey sausage and wine (or juice/vinegar) are gluten free. Use arrowroot starch instead of cornstarch.
NUTRITION: Per Serving: 208 Calories; 5g Fat; 31g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 89mg Cholesterol; 401mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat. Points: 5
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