Oven-Baked Chicken With Mushrooms

Ingredients:
- 1 (3 lb.) chicken
- 8 slices bacon
- 1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, chopped
- pepper to taste
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 c. flour
- 3/4 c. basic chicken stock
- 1/4 c. dry white wine
- 1/2 c. whipping cream

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Skin the chicken; cut into 2 legs, 2 thighs, and 4 breast pieces.
- Lay each piece of chicken on a bacon slice; sprinkle half the mushrooms over the chicken.
- Season each portion with pepper.
- Roll bacon around chicken; secure with toothpicks.
- Grease a shallow baking dish with 1/4 cup butter. Place the bacon-wrapped chicken portions in the baking dish; dot with small pieces of remaining butter.
- Sprinkle with salt. Cover.
- Bake on middle shelf for 1 hour, basting occasionally. Remove cover; bake for 15 minutes longer or until bacon is brown. Place chicken portions on heated serving dish; cover.
- Keep warm.