Braised Chicken with Wild Mushrooms and Thyme Recipe - BettyCrocker.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 oz dried porcini mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cut-up broiler-fryer chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)
• 2 large onions, chopped (2 cups)
• 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 6 medium button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 medium carrots, chopped (1 cup)
• 2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 5 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper