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Healthier coq au vin

Try this healthy coq au vin - just prep your meal and then sit back while it slowly cooks

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 3 hrs 20 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 skinless chicken thighs
  • 150g lean back bacon, cut into small pieces
  • 2 medium onions, cut into wedges
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 1/2 cups red wine
  • 2 teaspoons English mustard powder
  • 2 tablespoons tomato purée
  • 2 teaspoons reduced-salt chicken stock powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 250g button mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • Fresh parsley, to garnish
  • 1kg mashed potatoes, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan. Add the chicken thighs and cook until brown, then transfer to your slow cooker.

    2 Add the bacon to the pan and cook until browned, then transfer to the slow cooker.

    3 Add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook over a medium-high heat for 2 min, then transfer to the slow cooker.

    4 Add the red wine, 1 cup water, mustard powder, tomato purée, stock powder and thyme to the pan. Bring to the boil, then transfer to the slow cooker. Top with the mushrooms. Cover and cook on high for 3–4 hr or on low for 6–8 hr.

    5 About 30 min before the end of cooking, mix the cornflour with a splash of cold water to form a paste, then add to the coq au vin, stirring until the sauce thickens. Garnish and serve with the mash.

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