Delicious and Easy to Cook: Slow-Simmered Chicken with Raisins, Capers and Basil

Delicious and Easy to Cook: Slow-Simmered Chicken with Raisins, Capers and Basil.

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (4 ounces each)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup Marsala wine
• 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• Hot cooked couscous

Directions

1. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; brown chicken on both sides in batches, adding oil as needed. Transfer chicken to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker.
2. Add wine to the skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits; pour into slow cooker. Stir mushrooms, red pepper, onion, and tomatoes, raisins and capers into slow cooker.
3. Cook, covered, until chicken and vegetables are tender, 4-5 hours. Sprinkle with basil before serving. Serve with hot cooked couscous.

Test Kitchen tips

Dried apricots work well in place of raisins.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 250 calories, 12g fat (3g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 494mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 2g fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.