Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

27 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 1 hr 35 min
Ready In: 2 hr 5 min

“If you like garlic, you will love this chicken!” - by ThePeasRevenge

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 whole chicken
40 cloves garlic
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

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Original recipe yields 1 whole chicken

Directions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the Dutch oven and brown on all sides in the butter and oil, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the chicken to a cutting board.
Drain all but 2 tablespoons of liquid from the pan; stir the garlic cloves into the reserved liquid. Return the chicken to the pan; sprinkle the water, lemon juice, salt, thyme, and black pepper over the chicken; cover tightly.
Bake the chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove the chicken from the oven, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
769 cal
38%

Fat
47.8 g
73%

Carbs
10.8 g
3%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Denise D

May. 5, 2009

"This is a classic French dish. You will get the same affect if you use 20 cloves of garlic, cut in half. The smaller you make garlic, the more potent it becomes...." See more"

Baker Beverly

May. 15, 2009

"Yum! Used cut up chicken for convenience and chicken stock for the baking liquid which I then thickened at the end to make a velvety sauce to coat the chicken. This is easy, inexpensive, and very tast..." See morey!"