Chicken with Lentils a La Française Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts, free-range, skin on
• 1 large celeriac
• 1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into a large dice
• 4 baby parsnips, or 2 large parsnips, halved or diced depending on size
• 250g of baby onions, peeled
• 12 baby leeks, optional
• 1 knob of butter
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 200g of puy lentils
• 700g of water
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 small shallot, peeled
• 4 slices of smoked bacon
• 1 carrot, small, peeled and halved
• 1 tsp chicken bouillon
• 1 tbsp of parsley, chopped
• 100g of red wine
• 300g of veal jus
• 300g of semi-skimmed milk
• 300g of water
• black pepper