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Slow Cooked Country Chicken

Feed the whānau with this easy slow cooked country chicken. It’s a fresh, budget-friendly winner that’s simple to prep and flavour-packed.
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Ingredients

  • 400 grams tomatoes, diced
  • 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
  • 800 grams potatoes, peeled
  • 150 grams mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 3 rashers streaky bacon, roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 onion, peeled and diced
  • 1 kilograms chicken drumsticks
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
  • 3 carrots, peeled and cut into slices
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 400 grams tomatoes, diced
  • 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
  • 800 grams potatoes, peeled
  • 150 grams mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 3 rashers streaky bacon, roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 onion, peeled and diced
  • 1 kilograms chicken drumsticks
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
  • 3 carrots, peeled and cut into slices
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1/4 cup milk

Method

  1. Step 1 of 9
    Turn slow cooker onto low.
  2. Step 2 of 9
    Place seasoned flour into a clean plastic bag with the chicken pieces and shake the bag so that the chicken is evenly coated.
  3. Step 3 of 9
    Heat 2 tbs of butter and oil in a large frying pan. Place floured chicken into pan and brown pieces on all sides.
  4. Step 4 of 9
    Remove chicken from pan and add bacon, onion, garlic, carrots and mushrooms.
  5. Step 5 of 9
    Sauté for 2-3 minutes, remove vegetable mix and place into slow cooker. Top vegetables with chicken pieces. Add tomatoes, stock and parsley. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
  6. Step 6 of 9
    Remove chicken from slow cooker and keep warm.
  7. Step 7 of 9
    Make a smooth paste from cornflour and 3 Tbsp cold water and stir into the chicken juices. Cover the slow cooker and cook for 15 minutes on high so that the juices thicken.
  8. Step 8 of 9
    For the mashed potato, boil potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes or until soft. Drain well, then mash. Stir through 1 tbs of butter and milk then season with salt and pepper.
  9. Step 9 of 9
    Serve the chicken drizzled with the thickened sauce and mashed potato, garnished with parsley.

Method

  1. Step 1 of 9
    Turn slow cooker onto low.
  2. Step 2 of 9
    Place seasoned flour into a clean plastic bag with the chicken pieces and shake the bag so that the chicken is evenly coated.
  3. Step 3 of 9
    Heat 2 tbs of butter and oil in a large frying pan. Place floured chicken into pan and brown pieces on all sides.
  4. Step 4 of 9
    Remove chicken from pan and add bacon, onion, garlic, carrots and mushrooms.
  5. Step 5 of 9
    Sauté for 2-3 minutes, remove vegetable mix and place into slow cooker. Top vegetables with chicken pieces. Add tomatoes, stock and parsley. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
  6. Step 6 of 9
    Remove chicken from slow cooker and keep warm.
  7. Step 7 of 9
    Make a smooth paste from cornflour and 3 Tbsp cold water and stir into the chicken juices. Cover the slow cooker and cook for 15 minutes on high so that the juices thicken.
  8. Step 8 of 9
    For the mashed potato, boil potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes or until soft. Drain well, then mash. Stir through 1 tbs of butter and milk then season with salt and pepper.
  9. Step 9 of 9
    Serve the chicken drizzled with the thickened sauce and mashed potato, garnished with parsley.

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