Neena’s Company Chicken

Note: if you’re not absolutely sure what “country ham” is, please read the explanation on Never Enough Thyme at the related blog post link.

Preheat the oven to 300F.

Arrange the chicken breasts on top of the ham. Top each chicken breast with a half slice of thick cut bacon. Combine the soup, sour cream, milk or light cream and pepper in a bowl. Pour evenly over the chicken breasts.

You won’t need any additional salt in this dish. Remember the country ham is very salty! As a matter of fact, if you’re not sure about the saltiness of your ham, I’d advise you to cook up a tiny piece and taste it. If you think it will make the dish too salty, you might want to soak the ham in milk for a few hours to remove some of the salt.

Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place it in your preheated oven. Cook for 1 hour. Remove foil and cook for an additional hour.

Serve chicken and sauce over hot, fluffy rice.

Enjoy!