Fancy chicken

      2 tb VEGETABLE OIL
      3 lb FRYER CHICKEN, CUTUP
 10 1/4 oz CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP
    1/8 ts DRIED THYME
    1/8 ts PEPPER

IN A SKILLET, OVER MEDIUM HEAT, IN HOT OIL, COOK CHICKEN 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL BROWNED ON ALL SIDES. SPOON OFF FAT. COMBINNE SOUP AND 2 TBSP. WATER. STIR THYME, PEPPER AND SOUP IN WITH CHICKEN. REDUCE HEAT, COVER AND COOK FOR 30 TO 35 MINUTES OR UNTIL TENDER. STIR OCCASIONALLY.
Yield: 4 servings