Chicken With Green Lentils - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 slices bacon, chopped
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 large skinless chicken thighs, skin removed
1 medium onion, sliced
1 garlic clove, sliced
2 teaspoons flour
2 teaspoons tomato paste
5 fluid ounces dry white wine
6 2/3 fluid ounces chicken stock
1 2/3 ounces green lentils
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
3 ounces brown button mushrooms, halved

Preparation

Fry the bacon quickly in the oil, then lift onto a plate.
Add the chicken and brown on each side. Set aside with the bacon.
Tip the onion and garlic into the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
Stir in the flour and tomato paste, then stir over a low heat for 3 minutes.
Add the wine, stock, lentils and thyme.
Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in the mushrooms, bacon and chicken.
Cover and simmer for 25 minutes, until the lentils are tender and the chicken cooked.
Season and serve.