Oven-Baked Chicken With Mushrooms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) chicken
8 slices bacon
1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, chopped
pepper to taste
1/2 c. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. flour
3/4 c. basic chicken stock
1/4 c. dry white wine
1/2 c. whipping cream

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Skin the chicken; cut into 2 legs, 2 thighs, and 4 breast pieces.
Lay each piece of chicken on a bacon slice; sprinkle half the mushrooms over the chicken.
Season each portion with pepper.
Roll bacon around chicken; secure with toothpicks.
Grease a shallow baking dish with 1/4 cup butter. Place the bacon-wrapped chicken portions in the baking dish; dot with small pieces of remaining butter.
Sprinkle with salt. Cover.
Bake on middle shelf for 1 hour, basting occasionally. Remove cover; bake for 15 minutes longer or until bacon is brown. Place chicken portions on heated serving dish; cover.
Keep warm.