Jalapeno Tomato Bacon Braised Chicken

Ingredients

6 slices of Jubilee Bacon
1 Jubilee Small or Medium sized Whole Chicken 8-way cut 
1 tbsp olive oil
2 jalapenos diced
1 tomato diced
1/3 cup white wine
1 onion diced
2 cloves of garlic minced
1/2 lemon juiced
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup fresh rosemary
Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

Slice Bacon into small strips and crisp in large saute pan. Once crisp and browned, remove bacon to plate.

Season flour with salt and pepper and lightly dust chicken pieces. Add oil to pan and sear chicken on both sides till lightly browned then remove to plate.

Add onion & jalapeno to pan and saute until fragrant (about 2 minutes) add in garlic and cook for 1 minute then add tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes. Deglaze your pan with white wine and lemon juice then reduce liquid to half (about 4 minutes).

Add chicken and bacon to pan along with fresh rosemary and chicken stock. Cover pan with a lid or foil and finish in the oven at 300F for 45-60min or until fork tender.

Remove chicken to a platter and serve with pan sauce on side.