Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 3 hours Servings: 4 Ingredients - 8 chicken thighs or legs, skin removed - 1 cup tomato based Italian pasta sauce, homemade or purchased - 1 sweet pepper, chopped - 1 onion, chopped - 1 stalk celery, sliced - 1 large carrot, sliced - 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced - 2 garlic cloves, minced (or more to taste) - 1/2 cup dry wine (substitute water and 2 teaspoons vinegar) - 1 tablespoon soy sauce - 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca    This easy, no-fuss preparation produces a delicious Italian-style entrée.   Directions Spread half of the tomato sauce over the bottom of the slow cooker. Add pepper, onion, celery, carrot, mushrooms, and garlic. Cover with chicken pieces.	1

	Mix the remaining tomato sauce with wine, soy sauce, and tapioca. Pour over chicken. Cook on HIGH about 3 hours, or on LOW about 6 hours. Delicious served over pasta, polenta, rice, or potatoes. TIP: Slow cookers vary in temperature; therefore, the amount of time each food takes to cook completely will also vary. Get acquainted with the characteristics of your slow cooker to help you estimate whether a particular dish may require more or less time to cook than what is called for in the recipe.	2