Stoved Chicken (chicken Casserole With Potatoes, Bacon And Onion

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter (divided)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 chicken quarters, halved
• 4 ounces bacon, chopped
• 2 1/2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch slices (starchy kind)
• 2 large onions, sliced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme (or 1/2 tsp dried thyme)
• 2 cups chicken stock
• fresh chives, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 heat half of the butter and the oil in a large frying pan and fry the chicken and bacon for 5 minutes, until lightly browned.
• 2 place a thick layer of potato slices, then onion slices, in the base of a large ovenproof casserole. season well, add the thyme and dot with half the remaining butter.
• 3 add the chicken and bacon, season to taste and dot with the remaining butter. cover with the remaining onions and finally a layer of potatoes. season and dot with butter. pour over the stock.
• 4 cover and bake at 150°c (300°f) mark 2 for about 2 hours, until the chicken is tender and the potatoes are cooked, adding a little more hot stock if necessary.
• 5 just before serving sprinkle with snipped chives.