Recipe - Chicken And Apple Casserole

2 tablespoon Olive Oil
3 One half pound Broiling Chicken, quartered
3 pound Mixed Root Vegetables,
Peeled and cut up
2 md Onions, peeled and cut in
Wedges
2 small Cooking Apples, peeled,
Cored, and thickly cut or sliced up
2/3 cup Dried Green Lentils
1 cup Apple Juice
1 One fourth cup Chicken Broth

Preheat oven to 375oF. Select at least a 6 quart ovenproof pot large enough
in diameter to hold chicken in a single layer. Heat oil in pot over medium
heat. Brown chicken in hot oil for 20 minutes, turning to brown both sides.
Drain on paper towels. Add root vegetables and onion to hot oil in same
pot. Saute for 45 minutes until vegetables begin to brown. Add apples,
lentils, apple juice, and chicken broth. Mix well to cover lentils with
liquid. Bring to a boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add chicken,
skin side up. Cover and bake at 375oF for 1 hour until juices run clear
when chicken is pierces with a fork and lentils are tender. Note: To
thicken pan juices, puree a few of the cooked vegetables with some of the
pan juices in a blender. Stir back into remaining pan juices.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini