Chicken N Mushroom Casserole A La Joy

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 9 skinless chicken thighs
• 1 large onion, small dice
• 3 ounces bacon, chopped
• 4 ounces mushrooms, small, thick slice
• 2 chicken stock cubes
• 1 ham stock cube (or bacon)
• 1 tomato, peeled and diced
• 1 bell pepper, small diced
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 1/2 cup medium dry wine
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup water
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 coat the chicken in flour. heat large fry pan; add the oil, and seal chicken until turning a golden brown. place in casserole dish.
• 2 add all the vegetables and the bacon/ham and cook for 2 minutes. add the wine, stock cubes oregano, cayenne pepper simmer for another couple of minutes.
• 3 add to the chicken, making sure that there is enough liquid to not quite cover the meat. add a little extra water if necessary. cook in a moderate oven 180°c for 1 hr 30 minutes, or until cooked.
• 4 to microwave, bring to the boil on full, then set on 30% for 45 minutes to simmer.
• 5 n.b a nice variation of the above recipe - use 1 can of tomatoes, with herbs and chili, blend briefly and add when cooking the vegetables. cut down on the original amount of water.
• 6 serve with new potatoes or rice and fresh vegetables.