Chicken and Dried Beef Casserole with a Mushroom Sauce

1. 1 small jar of dried beef (probably 6 ounces or so or enough to cover the
2. bottom of a baking dish)
3. 4 chicken breast halves (boneless)
4. 1 can cream of mushroom soup
5. 1 8 ounce container sour cream (low fat is okay)
6. 4 slices bacon
7. small jar of mushrooms-drained or 1 small container of fresh sliced
8. mushrooms,
9. sauteed in a little butter (fresh are much better)

Rinse and pat dry the dried beef-to remove excess salt. Place the dried beef in the bottom of an oven-proof casserole. Wrap each chicken breast half with a slice of bacon and place on top of the beef. Mix the soup ,sour cream and mushrooms-spoon over the chicken. Bake at 250� uncovered for about 3 1/2 hours or you can also bake at 325� for about 1 1/2 hours but the chicken will not be as tender. Serve with rice.