Chicken and Mushrooms in the Crock Pot

Chicken and Mushrooms in the Crock Pot

Ingredients
1) 1 ounce dried mixed wild mushrooms
2) 8 bone-in, skinless chicken thighs
3) 1 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4) 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
5) 8 ounces cremini mushrooms
6) 20 pearl onions
7) 2 cloves of garlic
8) 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
9) 1/2 cup dry white wine (you can use white wine vinegar, lemon juice or more chicken stock if you don't want to use white wine)
10) 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour
11) 1 tablespoon potato starch

Directions
1) Quarter cremini mushrooms
2) Peel pearl onions
3) Thinly slice garlic cloves
4) In medium bowl, pour 1/4 cup of boiling water over dried mushrooms and let stand for 5 minutes
5) Season chicken with salt and pepper and place in bottom of crock pot
6) Add cremini mushrooms, onions, garlic, broth and dried mushrooms (including water they were soaking in) to the top of the chicken
7) In a small bowl, whisk together wine and flour until no lumps remain
8) Add wine, flour mixture to crock pot and stir.
9) Cover and cook on low for 5 1/2 hours
10) Transfer 1/4 cup of sauce from crock pot to  a bowl and whisk in potato starch
11) Slowly add mixture back into crock pot
12) Replace lid and continue cooking for 30 minutes or until thickened
13) Enjoy