Crockpot Chicken & Bacon

Ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 5 - 6 chicken pieces (with excess fat and skin removed)
• 5 lean rashers of bacon, diced (nil sugar, nil carbs)
• 2 brown onions
• 1 chopped garlic clove
• 1/2 cup chopped, halved mushrooms
• 1/4 cup low carb flour
• 1 cup homemade chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups dry red wine (about 0.5g of sugar for 100g and about 2g of carbs. Dry is better than sweet)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp mixed herbs
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste, ground

Directions:
1. Heat a heavy based pan to medium high and brown all the chicken in the oil. Transfer into the crock pot.
2. In the same pan, fry the bacon and onions for about 3 minutes till partially crispy and
browned.
3. Stir in the garlic and mushrooms for about 5 minutes more.
4. Now blend in the flour, again cooking for about 2 - 3 minutes, then gradually blend in the stock and wine.
5. Place all this mix into the crock pot and add the bay leaves, herbs and seasonings.
6. Cook on low for about 6 hours or high for about 4.

Article Source: Sugar Free Recipes: Low Carb Low Sugar Recipes on a Sugar Smart Diet by Peggy Annear