Chicken With Sourdough-Mushroom Stuffing

• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons finely shredded lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon ground sage
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• 8 small skinless chicken legs (thigh-drumstick piece)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 cups fresh mushrooms (quartered or sliced)
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 8 cups sourdough baguettes, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 10 oz.)
• 1 cup coarsely shredded carrot
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 3 tablespoons snipped flat-leaf Italian parsley

1. Lightly coat the inside of a 5-1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Reserve 1 teaspoon of the lemon peel. In a small bowl combine remaining lemon peel, sage, seasoned salt and pepper. Remove 3/4 of the mixture and rub onto chicken legs. Place chicken in slow cooker.
2. Melt butter in a skillet, add mushrooms and garlic.
3. Cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until just tender.
4. Stir in sage mixture.
5. Transfer mushroom mixture to a large bowl. Add bread cubes, and shredded carrot. Drizzle with chicken broth, tossing gently.
6. Lightly pack stuffing on top of chicken. Cover and cook on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
7. Transfer stuffing and chicken to a platter.
8. In a bowl combine reserved lemon peel, walnuts, and parsley; sprinkle over chicken.

nonstick cooking spray, lemon peel, ground sage, salt, fresh ground black pepper, chicken, butter, fresh mushrooms, garlic, sourdough baguettes, carrot, chicken broth, walnuts, flatleaf italian parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-with-sourdough-mushroom-stuffing-204295 (may not work)