Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes - Chicken & Bacon Casserole

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 chicken portions
• I rasher smoked streaky bacon
• I chopped onion
• ½ crushed clove garlic (optional)
• I carrot diced
• I celery stick diced
• I tablespoon plain flour
• 1 cup (250ml 8fl oz) chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1½ teaspoon dried mixed herbs (optional)
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

1. Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the chicken oil all sides. Transfer to the slow cooker bowl.
   
2. Add the bacon, oil ions, garlic, carrots and celery and gently fry for about 4 minutes. Stir in the Flour and then gradually add the stock, tomato puree, mixed herbs and seasoning.
   
3. Bring to the boil stirring continuously. Pour over the chicken.
   
4. Cook for 6 – 8 hours on low.

Serving suggestion:

Adjust seasoning after cooking and serve with new potatoes. If the sauce is too thin, transfer to a pan and thicken using a little cornflour.

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