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February 20, 2020

Slow Cooker Coq au Vin – Keto

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A French classic goes keto! This comforting coq au vin recipe has fewer carbs than the original, and is made extra easy in your Crock-Pot. This post is in paid partnership with Holland House Cooking Wines.

Top down photo of a white oval serving dish filled with coq au vin.

This Keto Coq au Vin recipe is just like the classic French dish, with a few delicious twists.

I’ve swapped out some of the veggies for lower carb options, reducing the overall carb count while keeping the same rich and hearty flavor. And while traditional coq au vin can be a laborious process, I’ve made this easier and more straightforward by utilizing my CrockPot®.

An easier and healthier version of the classic comfort food recipe? Sign me up!

A white serving dish filled with chicken stew in front of a crockpot

Slow Simmered in a CrockPot®

You probably knew that Crock-Pot brand is the original slow cooker. They’ve been around for over 4 decades and are a beloved kitchen appliance in so many homes. I daresay it’s almost a required piece of kitchen equipment, especially for those of us with families and busy lives.

But did you know that they debuted originally as a simple bean cooker? I don’t eat beans so thank goodness they have so many other uses. I’ve made everything from tender rosemary garlic pork loin to keto chocolate cake in mine. 

And, of course, they are ideal for comforting soups and stews, just like this coq au vin slow cooker recipe. I don’t know what I would do without my Crock-Pot!

A brown wooden table set with a serving dish of coq au vin, with a white bowl filled with the stew in the background. Sprigs of thyme and mushrooms adorn the table.

Coq au Vin – rooster in wine sauce

The original Coq au Vin was a recipe for rendering the tough meat of a rooster into a tender, wine-braised stew. Of course, rooster isn’t available to very many of us these days. I wouldn’t have a clue where to procure such a thing.

Braising tough meat for a long period of time in wine truly has a magical tenderizing effect and is a common cooking technique around the world. I love Holland House’s Red Cooking Wine for a winter stew like this, as it enhances the rich flavor of the final product. 

With a classic red wine aroma and a rich ruby color, Holland House’s Red Cooking wine offers a smooth, medium-bodied flavor that is ideal for hearty comfort food.

And using a Crock-Pot simplifies the whole process. You still want to brown the chicken pieces in a hot skillet, as it gives it better texture, and color. Then the wine can be used to deglaze the pan so you don’t miss out on any of the wonderful browned bits. 

After that, everything goes into the CrockPot together to cook and meld and come together in one delicious meal. 

A crockpot on a white table with a serving dish of coq au vin in front of it.

Reducing the carbs in Coq au Vin

This classic French dish is typically made with flour, carrots, and plenty of pearl onions. To make a more keto-friendly version, I subbed the carrots for some zucchini and red pepper, and kept the onions to a minimum. 

And of course I skipped the flour altogether. Instead, I whisked in a bit of glucomannan at the end to thicken the sauce. It was absolutely perfect!

There you have it, friends. A classic comfort food dish made extra easy in the classic CrockPot. One taste and you will be declaring this Keto Coq au Vin a classic in your house too! 

Top down view of white dishes filled with slow cooker coq au vin.
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Coq au Vin – Slow Cooker
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 15 mins
 

A French classic goes keto! This comforting coq au vin recipe has fewer carbs than the original, and is made extra easy in your Crock-Pot.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French
Keyword: coq au vin recipe
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 430 kcal
Ingredients
  • 6 slices bacon chopped
  • 6 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
  • Salt and pepper
  • 6 ounces mushrooms quartered or sliced
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup Holland House red cooking wine
  • ¼ cup chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 small zucchini cut lengthwise and slices ½ inch thick
  • Half medium red pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
  • ½ tsp glucomannan or xanthan gum optional
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, cook the bacon until crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon transfer the bacon to the Crock Pot, and remove all but 1 tbsp of the bacon grease from the pan.
  2. Pat the chicken dry and season all over with salt and pepper. Add the chicken thighs, skin side down, and cook undisturbed for 4 minutes, to brown the skin. Transfer to the Crock Pot.
  3. Add the mushrooms, onion, and garlic, and sauté 2 minutes. Add the red wine to deglaze the pan, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Cook 2 minutes to reduce.
  4. Whisk in the broth and tomato paste. Pour the sauce with the vegetables over the chicken in the slow cooker. Add the thyme sprigs and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours. In the last half hour of cooking, add the zucchini and peppers.
  5. For a thicker sauce, remove about ½ cup of the broth from the slow cooker after cooking. Whisk in the glucomannan or xanthan gum, then add back into the slow cooker and stir to mix with the remaining sauce.
  6. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts
Coq au Vin – Slow Cooker
Amount Per Serving (1 serving = 1/6th of recipe)
Calories 430 Calories from Fat 185
% Daily Value*
Fat 20.6g32%
Carbohydrates 5.8g2%
Fiber 0.9g4%
Protein 41.5g83%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. LMS says

    February 20, 2020 at 2:21 pm

    You have most likely eaten “rooster” many times and just didn’t realize it. Chicken is labeled and sold based on age, not sex. Unless you are raising your own meat and/or egg production chickens, you won’t run into full grown tough stringy roosters. Coq au vin (Cock or Rooster in wine) is a country way of cooking up a tough full grown roster. The wine helps to tenderize the meat and make it taste better as well since an older rooster is often a bit gamey tasting. Pretty much every rural country has a similar recipe. An old laying hen that has stoped laying works well in Coq au vin. I have often used turnips or rutabagas in place of potatoes. Depended on what the garden produced that year.

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  2. Amanda says

    February 21, 2020 at 2:16 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you! I haven’t made this one yet but it looks great, and like the flavors will pair together really well. Love a dish that is mostly hands-off and you’re not spending hours in the kitchen. Thank you again for bringing great low carb mains and sides, even though I know they don’t attract the same amount of fervor as your desserts. I appreciate the use of the cooking wine. I have their white and their red on hand for these types of recipes; I don’t drink that much and hate wasting a bottle of wine when I don’t need that much for a recipe. I appreciate all of the ways you try to help make this WOE and healthy lifestyles in general sustainable. Have a great weekend!

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    • Carolyn says

      February 21, 2020 at 2:49 pm

      Thanks, Amanda. Holland House is ideal for having on hand for cooking, I agree!

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  3. Sandra says

    February 21, 2020 at 8:39 pm

    Took chicken thighs out of the freezer the minute I saw this recipe yesterday and just finished dinner tonight….WONDERFUL! All my slow cooker recipes are for 8-10hr cooking times so I appreciated being able to start prepping later in the day for this. My house smelled divine…and this is the perfect keto meal for families “divided”–enjoyed by all keto and nonketo alike! Even though there were plenty of veggies (peppers, zucchinis, mushrooms), I still served it with a bit of mashed cauliflower (yay!) and mashed potatoes (nay!). side note: I seem to be using glucomannan with more success lately for thickening than xanthan gum…the sauce was rich and the perfect consistency.

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  4. Alice says

    February 24, 2020 at 6:57 pm

    5 stars
    I just made this for dinner. It was really good. My husband isn’t a mushroom or zucchini guy, but he complimented it twice and went back for seconds.

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    • Carolyn says

      February 24, 2020 at 9:47 pm

      I am so happy to hear that!

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  5. Terry Marks says

    March 1, 2020 at 7:55 am

    I love chicken thighs and usually eat 2. Would this work as well cooking without the skin and reducing the bacon by half to reduce the fat and calories?

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    • Carolyn says

      March 1, 2020 at 8:18 am

      Probably. As I have not tested it that way, I can’t say for sure.

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  6. Alicia says

    September 14, 2020 at 11:33 am

    Can this be frozen?

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    • Carolyn says

      September 14, 2020 at 9:32 pm

      No idea, since I didn’t try. I am sure it would be fine.

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  7. Kathy Cooke says

    December 7, 2020 at 6:09 pm

    5 stars
    OMG, so good! I fried the bacon and mushrooms separately to keep them from getting soggy and added them in at the end. I used pinot noir for the wine. I cooked it in a Le Creuset dutch oven on the stove; I used the ingredients mentioned, but Julia Child’s stovetop method, and it was amazing.

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