Chicken with Mushroom Wine Sauce

By: Cynthia Graubart for AllFreeSlowCookerRecipes

Looking for slow cooker dinner recipe for two? This Chicken with Mushroom Wine Sauce is the perfect-sized portion for you and your dinner partner. This recipe for slow cooker chicken with mushroom wine sauce is absolutely divine. Boneless chicken thighs, onion, garlic, mushrooms, red wine, tomato paste, and basil make this dish simple, yet classic. When you're cooking for two, this is the perfect chicken dish for any weeknight or special occasion.

Notes

*Recipe calls for plastic slow cooker liner bag, but it is not necessary unless you plan on cooking two meals together in the slow cooker in separate liner bags.

Serves2

Slow Cooker Time LOW5 hr

Ingredients

1/2 (2-pound) package boneless, skinless chicken thighs
salt and fresh pepper to taste
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced or 1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
4 ounces sliced, fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup red wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons chopped, fresh basil, plus additional leaves for serving

Instructions

Insert a plastic slow cooker liner bag into your slow cooker.
Add chicken to the bottom of your slow cooker liner bag, and season with salt and pepper.
Top chicken with onion, garlic and mushrooms.
Stir together wine, tomato paste, and basil in a small bowl. Pour over chicken.
Reserve basil leaves to top finished dish for serving.
Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.