Chicken in red wine

Serves: 4

Time to make: 6 hrs 20 mins

Hands-on time: 20 mins

Ingredients

8 shallots or baby onions, peeled
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon oil, plus spray oil
8 (800g) boneless, skinless chicken thighs
2 potatoes, sliced
2 kumarasweet-potatoX, sliced
3 carrots, sliced
2 parsnips, sliced
1 cup reduced-salt chicken stock
½ cup red wine
3 tablespoons tomato paste
⅓ cup fresh sage leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
⅓ cup fresh oregano leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
½ teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons cornflourcornstarchX
1 cup peas

Instructions

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1 Turn slow cooker to low. Heat a non-stick frying pan with oil and cook onions and garlic until lightly golden. Remove from pan and place in slow cooker. Spray pan with oil and cook chicken until browned on all sides.

2 Top onion and garlic with half the potatoes, kumara, carrots and parsnips. Add chicken and then remaining vegetables. Mix stock, wine and paste together with 1/2 cup water, herbs and seasonings. Pour over chicken and veges.

3 Cover and cook for 5½-6 hours. Mix cornflour with some of the cooking liquid to form a paste. Add peas with paste and cook for a further 15 minutes. Serve with crusty bread.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free cornflour and check stock and tomato paste are gluten free.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 583 cal

Kilojoules 2440 kJ

Protein 47 g

Total fat 18 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 50 g

Sugar 18 g

Dietary fibre 11 g

Sodium 660 mg

Calcium 120 mg

Iron 5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.