Chicken in a Pot

• 3 lbs chicken
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 slices fatty bacon, rinded and diced
• 12 button mushrooms, quartered
• 12 baby white onions, peeled
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch fresh ground pepper
• 1 bouquet garni
• 2 -3 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Remove giblets from the chicken.
3. Wipe the chicken inside and out with paper towles.
4. Truss with string into a neat shape.
5. Melt the butter in an oven/stove safe pot and brown the chicken all over on gentle heat,turning frequently.
6. Remove from the pan and keep warm.
7. Add the bacon, mushrooms and whole onions to the pan and saute` until golden.
8. Remove to a plate.
9. Sprinkle the flour into the pot and cook until straw coloured.
10. Add the stock.
11. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil,stirring often.
12. Add the Bouquet Garni.
13. Replace the chicken and vegetables to the pot.
14. Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until tender.
15. Add the potatoes 15-20 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
16. Remove Bouquet Garni and serve.

chicken, butter, bacon, button mushrooms, baby white onions, allpurpose, chicken stock, salt, fresh ground pepper, bouquet garni, potatoes

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-in-a-pot-374874 (may not work)