Apricot Chicken Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 chicken breast fillets
    6 slices rindless bacon
    2 large brown onions
    dried apricot (torn in half vertically)
    1 cup plain flour
    1 cup chicken stock
    1/2 cup apricot nectar (one small tin)
    Chinese five spice powder
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    Dice chicken into small cubes or strips which ever you prefer. salt and pepper chicken and lightly coat in plain flour.
    Place chicken in a hot pan with olive oil and brown in batches removing from pan to pat excess oil off with absorbent paper.
    Slice bacon rashers into strips and place in pan with roughly diced onions and cook untill onions are almost tender.
    Add browned chicken pieces back to the pan and toss amongst the bacon and onion.
    Add 1 cup of chicken liquid stock to 1/2 cups of apricot nectar. (add liquid as desired in this ratio to obtain desired thickness of casserole)Let simmer for 3-5 mins and thicken with cornflour if desired.
    serve over rice or beside side dish of stir fried vegetables.

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