Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels
To a bowl, drizzle chicken with olive oil and season with seasoning blend, peppers, onion and thyme then transfer to a stoneware pan with tight fitting lid
To the chicken add fresh thyme, butter
Mix the water with flour and better than bouillon then add liquid to the pan (it shoud not cover chicken)
Cover and bake at 375 for one hour
Increase heat to 400 and cook for another 30 minutes or until chicken is brown, gravy has thickened and meat is pulling away from the bone
Remove from oven and baste chicken liberally with gravy