Herb Roasted Chicken With Vegetables And Wine (crock Pot)

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 -4 lbs organic whole roasting chickens or 3 -4 lbs hen
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh snipped parsley
• 1 teaspoon tarragon or 1 teaspoon thyme or 1 teaspoon herbes de provence, crushed
• 5 -6 carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 3 celery ribs, with leaves sliced
• 1/2 cup dry wine (or chicken stock or water)
• 4 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 put carrots, onions, and celery in bottom of crock pot.
• 2 thoroughly wash chicken and pat dry. sprinkle cavity with salt, pepper and parsley. place in crock pot, dot chicken breast with butter.
• 3 sprinkle with parsley and tarragon or thyme, add wine.
• 4 cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours (high: 3 1/2 to 5 hours).
• 5 with a slotted spoon, remove chicken and vegetables to a platter, keep warm.
• 6 to make gravy (optional): to remaining pan juices stir in a tablespoon of cornstarch -or- 3 tablespoons of flour. heat through on high in crock pot, -or- on medium heat in a separate sauce pan, stirring until gravy is smooth and thickened, about 5-10 minutes. stir in a tablespoon or two of milk or cream, if desired.
• 7 serve with mashed potatoes, noodles, dumplings, or buttered biscuits -plus- a side of stuffing bread stuffing---wonderful!