Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

You read that right, 40 cloves of garlic for this whole roasted chicken recipe for those who love garlic. Easy preparation and delicious savory flavor.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 384 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 whole chicken
• 40 cloves garlic

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Remove 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.

Step 3

Melt butter with olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken to the Dutch oven and brown on all sides in butter and oil, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove chicken to a cutting board.

Step 4

Drain all but 2 tablespoons of liquid from the pot; stir garlic cloves into the reserved liquid. Return chicken to the pot; sprinkle water, lemon juice, salt, thyme, and black pepper over the chicken; cover tightly.

Step 5

Bake 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).