Slow Cooker Chicken Fricassee

Ingredients

2 - 3 lbs chicken breast or thighs
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
2 tsp minced garlic
½ yellow onion chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms optional
2 cups 16 oz chicken broth, divided
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
2 cans cream mushroom
1 can golden mushroom
1 can water
3 stalks celery optional
2 cups petite carrots
4 cups chopped potatoes
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 bay leaves
½ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon seasoning salt

Instructions

Cut the chicken breasts into pieces.
In a skillet, heat the olive oil.
Add the chicken pieces to the skillet and brown on both sides.
Set the chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker, or onto a side plate.
While the chicken cooks, chop the onion.
Add butter to the skillet.
Once the butter melts, add the onion to the skillet.
Cook until translucent.
Add garlic and sliced mushrooms and stir.
Measure out 2 cups of chicken broth.
Add Worcestershire and Dijon mustard to the broth.
Stir together with a fork or whisk.
Pour into the hot skillet.
Scrap the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to get up brown bits.
Bring to a soft boil.
Remove from heat and pour into the slow cooker.
Quarter and cut up potatoes.
Add potatoes and carrots to the slow cooker, on top of the meat.
Add thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper on top.
Top with cream of mushroom and golden mushroom soups.
Fill 1 can with water and pour over everything.
Cook on high for 4 hours.
Stir together and serve with biscuits.

Notes

Notes:
--Any chicken works - use thighs, chicken breast, or your favorite cut of meat.
--Raw chicken chunks could be put into the crockpot. Browning meat is just a traditional cooking method for this recipe.
--Part of this can be prepared ahead of time and thrown together into the crockpot in the morning. Brown the chicken and prepare the onions and chicken broth sauce. Store in the refrigerator and add to the crockpot the next day.
--While this recipe was adapted to the slow cooker, the same ingredients would work in the traditional preparation method as a one-pan dinner.
--We served ours with a side of rice. But that was two starches. So leave the potatoes out of the slow cooker and serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.