Chicken Marengo Crock Pot Recipes

CHICKEN MARENGO (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Combine wine and spaghetti sauce mix in crock pot.
• Add chicken thighs, stirring to somewhat coat.
• Cook on low for 6-7 hours, or on auto for 4-5 hours.
• Turn crock pot to high.
• Add tomatoes, cut into eighths, and mushrooms, whole or sliced.
• If gravy is thinner than you would like it, add cornstarch mixed with a little cold water.
• Cook on high 30-40 minutes.
• This is very good served over noodles or with mashed potatoes.

CHICKEN THIGHS MARENGO

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from chicken, season the thighs with the salt and pepper and slice thighs into two pieces.
• In a deep skillet or dutch oven over medium high heat brown the chicken thighs in the olive oil.
• Remove the thighs from the skillet and set aside.
• Add the onion, green pepper, garlic and mushrooms to the hot pan and saute for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, wine, thyme, bayleaf and allspice and stir to combine.
• Return the chicken to the pan, stirring to combine, and reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Cover and simmer 30 minutes until the chicken is tender and the flavors have blended.
• Serve over pasta.

CHICKEN MARENGO

Steps:

• Rub chicken pieces with 1½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper; dredge in flour.
• Brown in oil on one side, and then add onion and turn pieces to brown on the other side.
• When well browned, pour in wine and boil until wine reduces to about half.
• Stir in puree, garlic, and parsley, and then cover and cook slowly for 20 minutes.
• Add thyme and mushrooms; cook 10 minutes longer.
• Adjust seasoning.
• Transfer chicken to platter surrounded with croutons; pour pan gravy over the chicken.

CHICKEN MARENGO

Steps:

• Wash chicken pieces and pat dry.
• Season chicken and dredge in flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat oil and butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Brown chicken pieces, a few at a time, then remove to a side plate as they are browned and continue with other pieces, adding more oil and butter if necessary.
• Quickly brown mushrooms, then remove to a side plate.
• Add onions to pan and cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
• Stir in broth.
• Add tomatoes, green pepper, olives, garlic and allspice; simmer for 3-4 minutes.
• Return chicken to pan; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until tender.
• Arrange chicken on platter and keep warm in oven.
• Stir lemon juice into mixture in pan, add mushrooms and bring to the boil.
• Boil until reduced by half.
• Pour over chicken and serve.

CROCK POT PORK MARENGO

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a skillet and brown half of the pork cubes and chopped onion; remove from pan, repeat with remaining oil, pork and onions; drain off fat.
• Transfer meat and onion to crock pot. Add carrots.
• In same skillet combine undrained tomatoes, bouillon granules, marjoram, thyme and pepper and mushrooms.
• Stir together, scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet.
• Pour over pork.
• Cover; cook on LOW for 8 hours. Turn to HIGH.
• Blend cold water slowly into flour; stir into pork mixture. Season with salt and pepper, if needed, to taste.
• Cook, uncovered, on HIGH until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over cooked rice or pasta.