Bacon - Bleu Cheese Chicken

Re-created this from the TOH "Country Chicken" cookbook. Robustly flavored, yet elegant enough for a special dinner with guests. Serve with a spinach salad to round out the vitamins!

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 13x9 pan

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons  dried onion flakes
• 2  tablespoons dried parsley
• 1  tablespoon dried basil
• 8  chicken thighs or 8  chicken drumsticks or 1  fryer, cut into pieces
• 2  cups  chunky  bleu cheese salad dressing, divided
• 6 -8  slices  cooked bacon, crumbled

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Pulverize onion, parsley & basil in food chopper or blender; pour onto a plate.
3. Rub each chicken piece with the onion-mixture; place in an UNgreased 13x9 pan.
4. Drizzle one cup salad dressing over chicken pieces.
5. Bake UNcovered for 40 minutes; baste with sauce, then add remaining salad dressing.
6. Return to oven for 5-10 minutes (juices should run clear).
7. Move chicken to serving platter; use a whisk to smooth out the sauce in the pan, pour sauce over chicken, then sprinkle with bacon crumbles.