Slow-Cooker Chicken Provençal

Name: Slow-Cooker Chicken Provençal
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 3 , medium onions, minced; 12 , medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 4 tablespoons); 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; , Salt; 1 1/2 cups, dry white wine; 1 (28-ounce) can, crushed tomatoes; 2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh oregano leaves; 2 , bay leaves; 4 pounds, bone-in chicken pieces (split breasts or thighs), skin removed and trimmed; , Ground black pepper; 1/2 cup, niçoise olives, pitted, chopped coarse (see below); 1/4 cup, minced fresh parsley leaves; 2 teaspoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 teaspoons, grated zest, from 1 lemon; 1 , lemon, cut into wedges

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Chicken Provençal may represent the best of French peasant cooking—chicken on the bone, slowly simmered with tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and olives. But can it translate to the world of slow cookery?

SERVES6 to 8

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our slow-cooker chicken Provençal recipe, we chose bone-in thighs and breasts, removing the skin to avoid a greasy sauce. For the sauce, we relied on onions, lots of garlic, and tomato paste, which encourages browning and simulates the ...

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