Chicken from the French Countryside (Crock Pot)

Submitted by LAURIE

"I haven't tried this one yet, but thought it was interesting for the Zaar World tour to France."

 

• Ready In: 7hrs 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 4 carrots
• 1 large bermuda onion
• 2 cups fresh green beans
• 1⁄2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 8 garlic cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 ripe tomatoes
• 1⁄2 cup brown rice
• 1⁄2 cup water

directions

1. Cut the chicken into serving portions, rinse and pat dry.
2. Peel and dice carrots and onion.
3. Wash beans and cut into 2 inch pieces.
4. Clean and slice mushrooms.
5. Smash, peel and dice the garlic.
6. Wash, core and chop the tomatoes into 1/4 inch pieces.
7. Place chicken into slow cooker.
8. Add everything else except the rice and water.
9. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours.
10. Stir in the rice and water.
11. Cover and cook on low 3-4 more hours.

Reviews

[heatherhopecs]

My husband and I really enjoyed this, we removed as much skin and fat as possible from the chicken. We also cooked the rice separately and added it in about 1 hour before serving. The veggies were delicious. Next time I will debone the chicken first, b/c I didn't really like bones that were hanging around in there after the meat fell away. But overall, very tasty.

 

[mark-iav8]

I varied from the recipe by marinading the chicken with "Herbes de Provence" and a bit of white wine vinegar. Family loved the chicken but found the rest too bland. My daughter suggested using spicy peppers to give it some zip. I thought it was nice but agree it needed something. Great recipe if you enjoy subtle flavour. Don't forget to cut off the fat and excess skin from your chicken. I did this, but found the dish too fatty: I wish I took off more skin (and the fat that goes with it).

 

[sugarpea]

Used two chicken breasts and wished I had added a sprig or two of fresh herbs, such as rosemary and thyme. Watch the rice carefully-if overcooked your wonderful cassoulet will become gummy, and it happens quickly, at least mine did.

 

[Kaarin]

Well, after putting almost all the ingredients in my crock pot, I realized this recipe is for a bigger crock pot than I have. Sooo, I ended up deboning my chicken breast and chunking it up to make it fit. I'm not sure if this is because my crock pot was very full, but I had to cook it for 8 hours on low, then 2 more hours on high. But after I finally got it cooked, we really enjoyed this country style stew. The kids liked all the different veggie colors and it was nice to have the whole meal in one dish. I will make this again; it's a good way to serve veggies to my kids. Thanks for sharing this recipe Laurie!