Chicken Cacciatore

This is a super simple recipe from myrecipes.com. It feeds a crew and the leftovers freeze well.

• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 3 to 4 pounds bone-in chicken thighs
• Two 6-ounce cans tomato paste
• Two 4-ounce cans sliced mushrooms
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon celery powder
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)

Preparation

1. Layer onion over bottom of a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add chicken pieces to cooker. Combine next 12 ingredients and red pepper, if using; pour over chicken in cooker. Cover and cook on Low 7 to 9 hours or on High 3 to 4 hours.
2. Serve over pasta or rice.