Chicken, red wine and garlic casserole Archive

Ingredients

• 400g/14oz baby shallots, peeled
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 small bunch fresh thyme
• 4 bay leaves
• 600ml/20fl oz red wine
• 6 small skinless and boneless chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 75g/2¾oz butter
• 3 tbsp plain flour
• 350g/12oz smoked streaky bacon, chopped into pieces
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp light muscovado sugar
• 400g/14oz button mushrooms, halved
• salt and freshly ground black pepper