Oct 11, 2026

Slow Cooked Country Chicken

Name: Slow Cooked Country Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g tomatoes, diced; 1/4 cup parsley, chopped; 800g potatoes, peeled; 150g mushrooms, roughly chopped; 3 rashers streaky bacon, roughly chopped; 3 tablespoons of cornflour; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 onion, peeled and diced; 1kg chicken drumsticks; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced; 3 carrots, peeled and cut into slices; 4 tbs flour; 2 tbs oil; 3 tbs butter; 1/4 cup milk

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Servings

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

4 hours

From Woolworths New Zealand

Ingredients

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Directions

Turn slow cooker onto low
Place seasoned flour into a clean plastic bag with the chicken pieces and shake the bag so that the chicken is evenly coated
Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and oil into a large frying pan. Place floured chicken into a pan and brown pieces on all sides
Remove chicken from pan an add bacon, onion, garlic, carrots and mushrooms
Saute for 2-3 minutes, remove vegetable mix and place into slow cooker. Top vegetables with chicken pieces. Add tomatoes, stock and parsley. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
Remove chicken from slow cooker and keep warm
Make a smooth paste from cornflour and 3 tablespoons of cold water and stir into chicken juices. Cover the slow cooker and cook for 15 minutes on high so that the juices thicken.
For the mashed potato, boil potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes or until soft. Drain well, then mash. Stir through 1 tablespoons of butter and milk then season with salt and pepper.
Serve the chicken drizzled with the thickened sauce and mashed potato, garnish with parsley.