Creamy Chicken And Mushroom Casserole With Bacon And Spinach

Ingredients

• 8 chicken thighs, on the bone
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tbsp butter for frying
• 100 g bacon, diced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 leeks, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 250 g button mushrooms, halved
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
• 250 ml cream
• the juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 3 cups baby spinach