Easy Healthy Crockpot Chicken Caccitore

• 1 12-2 cups onion rings, from sliced large peeled yellow onion
• 2 garlic cloves, fresh and sliced thinly
• 1 13 lbs chicken breasts, thighs, skinless boneless fresh pastured
• 1 red bell pepper, large and seeded and cored and sliced into rings
• 6 ounces sliced mushrooms, shitake (fresh)
• 3 ounces tomato paste
• 2 cups chicken broth, no sodium organic
• 15 ounces diced tomatoes, canned plum
• 1 cup Burgundy wine, sweet red
• 12 teaspoon thyme
• 12 teaspoon basil
• 12 teaspoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 -2 bay leaf, fresh green
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon butter, melted (optional) or 1 teaspoon coconut oil, extra virgin (optional)
• 8 ounces spaghetti
• 8 teaspoons parmesan cheese, fresh grated
• 4 parsley sprigs, fresh

1. Place onion rings in bottom of 4 quart crockpot.
2. Place whole chicken pieces on top of onion rings or, if preferred, slice so that each serving consists of 2 chunks of meat.
3. Place sliced red bell pepper rings atop chicken pieces.
4. Place sliced mushroom pieces atop bell pepper and chicken.
5. In separate large bowl place the tomato paste amount you will use.
6. Pour 2 cups chicken broth over tomato paste and blend with a fork.
7. Add 15 oz diced plum tomato to bowl mixture and blend.
8. Add 1 cup sweet red burgundy wine to bowl mixture.
9. Add bay leaf and seasonings to bowl mixture and stir so mixed.
10. Pour bowl mixture over chicken and bell pepper mixture in crockpot, add 1 teaspoon oil if you wish, cover, turn on low, and cook 6-8 hours as you prefer.
11. During the last 8 minutes of cooking prepare the pasta in a separate pot and drain when cooked.
12. Divide cooked pasta among 4 plates, 10" each, and using tongs proportion the chicken among the 4 plates along with the mushrooms and bell pepper slices and onion rings.
13. Ladle broth over the 4 indvidiual servings on plates.
14. Sprinkle 2 tsp grated parmesan cheese over each plate and in center of plate portion place leaves from a parsley sprig and then serve.

onion rings, garlic, chicken breasts, red bell pepper, mushrooms, tomato paste, chicken broth, tomatoes, wine, thyme, basil, parsley, oregano, bay leaf, salt, black pepper, butter, spaghetti, parmesan cheese, parsley sprigs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-healthy-crockpot-chicken-caccitore-486585 (may not work)