French Herbed Chicken Casserole

[Southern Belle 2067]

This a good tasty recipe after many, many changes.

1 3 pound fryer, cut up
1 Sunflower oil, plus 2 teaspoons bacon grease
1 8 ounce can small white onions
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup chopped celery
3 cloves garlic crushed
1 2 ounce can sliced mushrooms
1 Cup white wine
1 bay leaf

Brown chicken in oil, bacon grease. Place in 2 quart casserole. Drain fat and add all other ingredients except celery and bay leaf. Sauté these and pour over chicken. Tuck in celery and bay leaf. Cover and bake for 11/4 hours at 350*