Honeymoon Chicken Fricassee!

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

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)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 combine dry ingredients on a plate; brush chicken pieces with butter, dip into flour mixture.
• 3 arrange chicken in 13x9 pan; sprinkle any remaining flour over the meat.
• 4 bake for 20 minutes.
• 5 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.
• 6 note: add an extra can of soup if you'd like a lot of gravy.
• 7 drain fat from chicken; pour soup mixture over the meat.
• 8 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.
• 9 remove foil and bake for 10 more minutes.
• 10 serve: ladle gravy over rice or egg noodles. a serving of broccoli or corn -- and -- "dinner is served!".
• 11 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"!