Honeymoon Chicken Fricassee! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 -6 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 -6 tablespoons butter
1 broiler-fryer chicken, cut in pieces (or 10 drums & thighs)
1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup (see note)
1 (10 ounce) soup can milk or 1 cream
1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375.
Combine dry ingredients on a plate; brush chicken pieces with butter, dip into flour mixture.
Arrange chicken in 13x9 pan; sprinkle any remaining flour over the meat.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine soup & milk in a bowl, and zap in the microwave (or stovetop in a pot), until hot & bubbly; stir well, add mushrooms if used.
NOTE: Add an extra can of soup if you'd like a LOT of gravy.
Drain fat from chicken; pour soup mixture over the meat.
COVER pan with foil, continue baking until the meat is tender--about 40 minutes; juices will run clear when pierced with fork or knife-point.
Remove foil and bake for 10 more minutes.
SERVE: Ladle gravy over rice or egg noodles. A serving of broccoli or corn -- and -- \"dinner is served!\".
LEFTOVER MEAT: Pick meat from bones, mix with leftover rice and gravy, spoon into a serving/baking dish--next day, reheat in the microwave for \"Fricasserole\"!