3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into roughly 1.5cm/β in slices
1 medium leek, trimmed and cut into roughly 1cm/Β½in slices
150g/5Β½oz small mushrooms, halved or quartered if larger
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 tsp dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
500ml/18fl oz hot chicken stock (made with 1 stock cube)
20²΅/ΒΎ΄Η³ϊ plain flour (around 2 tbsp)
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp olive or sunflower oil
4 rashers smoked back bacon, cut into roughly 2cm/ΒΎin slices
8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (around 850g/1lb 14oz)