baked chicken in white wine with bacon and fennel

Name: Baked Chicken in White Wine with Bacon and Fennel
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - whole roaster chicken; 2 large onions; 1/2 cup(s) olive oil; 2 medium fennel bulbs; 6 clove(s) garlic minced; 8 slice(s) bacon; 1 teaspoon(s) sea salt; 1 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 2 teaspoon(s) paprika; 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 1 cup(s) dry white wine; 1 cup(s) chicken broth; 1 - knorr homestyle chicken bouillon or 1 tsp better then chicken bouillon; 1 - knorr homestly beef bouillon or 1 tsp better than beef bouillon

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barbara lentz

beulah, MI

Updated on Jul 12, 2014

Chicken that is moist and flavorful with fennel that just melts in your mouth. Fennel gives such a lovely taste to the sauce and helps keep the chicken moist.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - whole roaster chicken
2 large onions
1/2 cup olive oil
2 medium fennel bulbs
6 cloves garlic minced
8 slices bacon
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken broth
1 - knorr homestyle chicken bouillon or 1 tsp better then chicken bouillon
1 - knorr homestly beef bouillon or 1 tsp better than beef bouillon

How To Make baked chicken in white wine with bacon and fennel

Step 1

Rinse chicken remove giblets and rub dry.

Step 2

Chop one onion in half. Place in cavity of chicken. Slice one bulb of fennel into slices and place under skin of breast and in cavity.
Step 3

Rub chicken with oil. Combine the salt, pepper, paprika, and nutmeg. Sprinkle on chicken rub into skin with more oil.
Step 4

Place chicken in roaster pan. slice the other onion and fennel into thin slices and place around chicken
Step 5

Pour wine over chicken. Mix chicken broth with both bouillon's pour over chicken.
Step 6

cover chicken with bacon slices.
Step 7

Place in 350 degrees oven and bake about 2 hours. Baste often Tent with foil if skin becomes to dark
Step 8

Remove from oven and tent with foil and let chicken rest 15 minutes.
Step 9

Boil broth for 15 minutes to reduce. You can thicken if you wish. Serve with chicken
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