Chicken, Thyme And Shallot Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 slices streaky bacon, finely sliced
• 8 chicken thighs
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 14 ounces shallots, peeled and halved
• 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
• 9 ounces brown button mushrooms
• 1 1/4 cups wine
• 4 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
• 2 ounces parsley, leaves only, chopped
• 3/4 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. add the bacon and fry until just crisp. remove and set aside.
• 2 in the same pan, brown the chicken thighs on all sides (this will take about 5-10 mins) then transfer to a large casserole dish, sprinkle with the flour and set aside.
• 3 add the shallot halves, the garlic and the mushrooms to the frying pan and brown for 5 minutes.
• 4 spoon the mixture into the casserole dish then pour over the wine. add the thyme, season with salt and pepper, cover and cook on a low heat for 1 hour to 1 1/4 hours until the chicken is cooked and the sauce is thickened.
• 5 just before serving, stir in the cream, warm through, without boiling then serve garnished with the chopped parsley leaves.