Italian-Style Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 large chicken thighs (bone-in)
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 250ml chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 tablespoon basil, dried
• 400g can diced tomato
• 700g tomato passata
• 200g button mushrooms
• 200g pitted Kalamata olives
• 1 lemon, juice only

Method

1. Place the EasySear pan from the slow cooker onto a high heat, add the olive oil, then cook the chicken until golden brown on both sides, 3-4 minutes, Then add the onions and garlic and sweat down till tender (about 4-6 minutes).
2. Add the chicken stock, salt and pepper, basil, diced tomato, passata and mushrooms and bring up to the boil.
3. Using a tea towel carefully place the EasySear pan back into the slow cooker base. Scatter the olives & pour the lemon juice over the casserole.
4. Place on the high setting  and cook for 4 hours or if you want to put on before work, place on low and cook for 8 hours. 

Serve with steamed rice or pasta and fresh parsley