
Slow-Cooker Savory Roast Chicken and Vegetables
This roast chicken dinner is as classic as it gets. Bone-in, skin-on chicken is slow-cooked with carrots, mushrooms and onions in an herb-infused broth, then topped with crispy bacon as a finishing touch. Serve with mashed potatoes any time you’re craving comfort food.
Directions
Recipe Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 package (8 oz) baby bella mushrooms, quartered
- 4 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- 1 cup frozen small whole onions (from 14-oz bag)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 3- to 3 1/2-lb cut-up broiler-fryer chicken
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup Progresso chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 tablespoon Muir Glen organic tomato paste (from 6-oz can)
- Chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley, if desired
- Betty Crocker™ roasted garlic mashed potato mix, prepared as directed on package, if desired