Chicken Merlot With Mushrooms Recipes

Steps:

• Place the mushrooms, onion and garlic in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Top with chicken.
• In a small bowl, combine the tomato paste, broth, wine, tapioca, sugar, basil, salt and pepper. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until the chicken is tender.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan; serve with pasta if desired.

Steps:

• Rinse chicken; set aside.
• In a 4 or 5 quart crockpot place mushrooms, onion, and garlic.
• Place chicken pieces on top of the vegetables.
• In a bowl combine broth, tomato paste, wine or chicken broth, tapioca, dried basil (if using instead of fresh), sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Pour over all in crockpot.
• Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• If using, stir in fresh basil.
• To serve, spoon chicken, mushroom mixture, and sauce over hot cooked noodles.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; dust with flour. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add mushrooms, shallots and herbs to skillet. Sauté until mushrooms are cooked through and juices are reduced to glaze, about 12 minutes.
• Add broth and wine to skillet. Boil until reduced by half, about 8 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer until chicken is cooked through and liquid thickens to sauce consistency, about 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer chicken and sauce to plates.