Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

Adapted from a recipe on taste.
Ingredients:

• 3 tbs olive oil
• 12 chicken thighs, skin on
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 celery sticks, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 200g button mushrooms, sliced
• 100ml red wine (although traditionally dry white wine is normally used I prefer the taste of the red wine)
• 800g can diced no added salt tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tbs balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbs chopped fresh rosemary(or I use dried rosemary if I don't have any fresh)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tsps salt skip chicken stock
• 150ml water

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large fry pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces and cook until browned all over. Transfer to slow cooker.
2. Add the onion, garlic, celery and carrot to the pan and cook over low heat for 5 minutes until the onion softens. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further minute. Add the mixture to the slow cooker.
3. Add the wine, tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, herbs and stock to the slow cooker and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours.  Serve with rice.