Chicken With Bacon

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 2 large chicken breasts, halved
• 8 slices bacon, diced
• 2 tablespoons flour, and seasoning mix (from above)
• 2 (1/4 ounce) chicken bouillon cube
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, salt, pepper, and thyme together in paper or plastic bag.
• 2 add 2 chicken pieces at a time and shake to coat.
• 3 save leftover flour mixture.
• 4 put diced bacon into frying pan with floured chicken. cook on low heat for 30 minutes. turn and cook for another 30 minutes until tender.
• 5 put cover askew on pan, not on tightly, while cooking.
• 6 transfer chicken to platter and keep warm in oven while making gravy.
• 7 gravy: add reserved flour mixture to very crisp bacon in frying pan. stir until colour disappears. add a bit of butter or margarine if necessary.
• 8 dissolve bouillon in boiling water. stir into bacon-flour mixture until it boils and thickens. loosen any bits on bottom of pan. makes 3 cups crunchy gravy.