Fricassee of Chicken with Cream and Morel Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups chicken broth
• 1 cup dried morel mushrooms (or other dried mushrooms)
• 8 skinless chicken thighs (or a combination of legs and thighs)
• ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
• 2 slices smoked bacon, diced
• ½ cup white wine
• 1 ½ cups whipping cream
• + 9 more ingredients
• • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 4 shallots, chopped
  • 3 baby leeks or green onions
  • 1 pound fingerling or new potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch slices
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

1. Heat chicken broth in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Clean morels by rinsing thoroughly with hot water; add to broth. Turn off heat, and let morels soften. Drain mushrooms through a fine sieve, reserving stock, and set stock and mushrooms aside. 2. Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon s...

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