Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2003

I think with some modifications this could be a tasty meal. It smelled wonderful in the beginning. I cut the chicken into large chunks and that could be why it cooked in 3-4 hours. The chicken and the ground pork were very dry. Also the sauce was very bitter with only the vermouth. I had to add quite a bit of salt and a few big scoops of sugar to lessen the bitterness. I cook by recipes mostly and am not that great at modifying a base with vermouth only. So, others may know just what this recipe needs. Linguine was a good pasta for this.

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JC1124

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Auburn, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2005

This was awesome!!! No dry chicken if you add some liquid, my changes: crush the rosemary; 1 lb sausage, browned; 4 pcs chicken; white wine instead of vermouth; add 1 cup marinara sauce; add 1 (14 oz) can of chicken broth. I had to double the cornstarch mixture because of the increased liquid. It was really great, a definate keeper!

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Dee

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2005

Great comfort food for a cold winter night!! I used white cooking wine and added a can of Italian style diced tomatoes, which provided more liquid.

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MomInWashington

Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2004

My husband and I both thought this was excellent and VERY flavorful. It does need salt added to the crock pot ingredients before cooking for 5-7 hours. Also, I used chicken broth instead of the vermouth in the main recipe. You can make a lot more sauce than the recipe calls for and I think that it really adds to the dish. I used about 1/4 cup of bisquick (instead of cornstarch) and more chicken broth (instead of water) to make the sauce and it was delicious over the chicken and thin spaghetti I served it with. You can not go wrong with a low fat/low calorie/low carb meal that tastes this good!

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lschepisi

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2010

Quite enjoyable: Chicken was a bit dry, but sauce was very tasty. Carmelized onions & peppers before adding to crock pot. Also cut breasts in half and browned chicken and sausage (removed casing) before adding to pot. Added 1/2 cup white wine, 1/2 cup chicken stock, sliced mushrooms to crock pot. Doubled spices and cornstarch. Served over tortiglioni with a Pinot Grigio.

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magisterdgg

Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2005

My Whole family loved this recipe! My son even requests it! I did add a bouillion cube to the sauce at the end and only cook it for 4 hours so the chicken is not over cooked.

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L.E.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wheatfield, Indiana, USA

Living In: Niceville, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2005

I needed a recipe to feed a group of people that I had invited over from church and I needed something easy because I work two jobs. This crockpot recipe looked ideal. I did all the work the night before and then just put the crockpot on in the morning. I served this with Italian Green beans, corn pudding, a mandarin orange spinach salad and a fruit truffle. There wasn't one piece of food left and several asked for the recipe. It was WONDERFUL

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KLEINJM

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2011

Fantastic!!!!! lo calorie and delicious! my sons loved it (8 and 6 years old). that's a huge compliment for chicken that is not in mcnugget form.

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jeffolds

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2010

I used 1/2c white wine, 15oz can crushed tomatoes, hot italian sausage (left in the casing and browned), fresh rosemary,I carmalized the onions and peppers before adding them to the crock pot. The smell was amazing.. There was plenty of liquid....served it over pasta.

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pixiestix

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2006

This was a great recipe! We had an Italian themed night and I really wanted to stay away from serving pasta. Everyone at the table liked it, especially the suace. Keep in mind when you remove the chicken, prior to making the sauce, that the vegetables, sausage, and chicken will have "bonded" together. I didn't quite get that from the recipe and the first piece I took out was a little messy. Think of it as stuffed chicken breasts with the stuffing on the outside!

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