Simple Coq Au Vin

• 2 lbs. chicken pieces, breasts and thighs
• 1 package bacon
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup bold red wine
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup pearl onions, or 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 package button mushrooms
• 1/2 teaspoon bay leaf
• 1 package egg or other thick noodles

Cook noodles according to package directions. Cut bacon into 1-inch pieces. Brown bacon in large pot or dutch oven on stove. Remove from pan. Season chicken with salt and dredge in flour. Brown chicken in bacon fat in same pan. Remove chicken and add onions and garlic to the pan, cooking until browned, approximately 5 minutes. Add broth, wine, tomato paste and bay leaf to the pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes until a thick gravy forms. Reduce heat, and return chicken and bacon to pot, with mushrooms.  Simmer and additional 10 minutes. Serve over egg noodles.

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