Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

 This is one of those dishes that Mom2 made when I was growing up.  But then the dish just kind of disappeared off her rotation of meals.  I’ve noticed the same thing has happened in my own kitchen.  But when I had my surgery and I started looking for low-carb, high protein, and FULL flavor meals, this one popped into my head.  I tried to remember what she put in the dish.  I gave her call, I took to my cookbook library, and searched the internet.
Putting together what I discovered, trial and error, and several attempts to get the flavor I was craving, this is what I have come up with.  I cooked this in the slow cooker, but it can be made in a large skillet or  Dutch oven.  It’s great either way.I have prepared this recipe with both boneless/skinless thighs and bone-in/skin-on thighs.  It tastes great either way, so it’s truly your call.  For this cooking I used BL/SL thighs. The salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes are all to taste.  You can add S/P and know in a few stirs if you like it, but the red pepper takes a bit more time to show up, start with a smaller amount and continue to add a bit at a time until it is where you like it.  Unless you love heat, then go for it. I love serving this over rice, but the is no wrong way to eat this simple yet delicious dish.