Funny enough, he had it in a local diner! It was a dinner special. I didn’t order it because I wasn’t a fan of anything cooked in tomato, but when his order arrived it looked so good I just had to taste it and it was FABULOUS!!! This recipe comes pretty close to that and I am going to try it in the oven because I think that’s the missing key to the diner’s ones tasting so special–and that’s the caramelization of all those veggie sugars that are impossible to get in the slow cooker–but I opted for convenience here and lower energy cost 🙂 Glad you liked it so much and Happy New Year to you & your family!

They actually stopped selling that which is a shame because it really was great, but for just regular stock, like Swanson’s, use 1/2 cup.

I think what the lady who was commenting meant was she was going to use ready-made stock and do 1/2 water with 1/2 wine…I'm not sure of the volume she was using so I don't want to mislead you here. That might turn out way too watery, but if you wanted to do that, 1/2 cup stock to 1/2 cup wine would give you more juice but not too much more than the original.

But if you use the ingredients in my directions, just use 1/2 cup of wine. It will turn out fine.