Chicken Stew in White Wine

INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1 chicken, 3 to 4 lb., cut into 8 serving pieces
• 3 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 bacon slices, chopped
• 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 8 oz. white button mushrooms, quartered
• 1 lb. red-skinned potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch
• pieces
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups white wine