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Slow cooker sage chicken with red potatoes

7
Points®
Total Time
5 hr 29 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
5 hr 19 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
This hearty slow cooker stew is similar to the classic French dish “Chicken Bonne Femme,” which translates as “Good Wife’s Chicken.” The quick and easy 10-minute prep can be done in the morning so your slow cooker does the heavy lifting while you enjoy your day. By dinnertime you have a complete meal, ready to serve. The rustic flavors of chicken, potatoes and and carrots are enhanced by the robust combination of lemon, sage and parsley, stirred into the mix for the final 10 minutes adding zing to the entire dish. If you like, you can substitute tarragon, rosemary, or thyme for the sage, and 1⁄2 cup of wine for 1⁄2 cup of the broth.

Ingredients

Olive oil

2 tsp, extra-virgin

Red onion

1 large, chopped

Celery

3 rib(s), medium, diced

Garlic

2 clove(s), minced

All-purpose flour

1 Tbsp

Reduced sodium chicken broth

1 cup(s)

Uncooked skinless boneless chicken drumstick

1½ pound(s), (about 6 [4-oz] drumsticks)

Uncooked red potato

1 pound(s), cut into quarters

Baby carrots

1 pound(s)

Bay leaf

1 leaf/leaves

Table salt

½ tsp

Black pepper

¼ tsp, freshly ground

Fresh parsley

½ cup(s), chopped

Dried sage

1 tsp, or 1 tablespoons fresh, chopped

Lemon zest

⅛ tsp, 1 strip

Fresh lemon juice

2 tsp

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, about 1 minute. Add the broth and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
  2. Put the chicken, potatoes, carrots, bay leaf, salt, and pepper in a 5–6-quart slow cooker; pour the broth mixture over the chicken and vegetables. Cover the slow cooker and cook until chicken and vegetables are fork-tender, 4–5 hours on high or 8–10 hours on low.
  3. Discard the bay leaf. Add the parsley, sage, lemon zest, and lemon juice to the slow cooker; cover and cook on high until the flavors blend, about 10 minutes.
  4. Yields 1 drumstick with 1 cup vegetables and sauce per serving.

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