Crock-pot Chicken Cacciatore
Place sliced onion in bottom of crock-pot. Add chicken (you can either use a whole chicken or chop it up in pieces).
Stir together tomato paste (use 1 can of "regular" tomato paste and 1 can with garlic), creole seasoning (use e.g. Konriko brand), pepper, garlic, herbs, and 1/4 cup of wine.
You can go against "tradition" and use a red wine. You might like the way reds blend with tomato sauces. In this case, you can use a light Chianti to pour over the chicken.
Pour remaining wine over the chicken as well. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours (HIGH 3 to 4 hours). Serve chicken over hot buttered spaghetti, vermicelli, fettucini, or other pasta.
Ingredients:
1 Onion, medium (sliced)
1 Celery stalk w/leaves (cut in 1-inch pieces)
2 cn Tomato paste (6 oz. each)
1 can w/garlic
1/2 c Chianti (or any wine)
1/4 ts Pepper
1 t Creole seasoning
1 Bay leaf
6 Mushrooms, large (sliced)
3 Garlic cloves
1/2 ts Basil
2 ts Oregano
1 Chicken, whole, about 3 lbs.