• 40 Cloves and a Chicken

  Filed under Main Dishes - Chicken
  Jun 24
  Last week, I asked on my Facebook page for some Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic recipes. We were having my inlaws over for dinner last Sunday, and I had a chicken in the freezer. I knew this would be a great way to prepare the chicken, but I wanted a great recipe since I was having company over. And then I didn’t even end up using any of your suggestions!! Don’t get me wrong – you all steered me towards some great sounding recipes. But do you want to know why I chose this one? Simply because of it’s simplicity. I didn’t even have to go to the grocery store! And luckily, my gamble paid off. Not only was this recipe incredibly simple, it came together quickly as well. This is always a good thing – especially on Sundays. And it was incredibly delicious!!

  But one word of warning here – my husband ate the leftovers the next day for lunch. Included in the leftovers were about half of the garlic cloves, and he ate them all except 3 or 4. You know how they say that if you eat too much garlic it can seep from your pores? Well, it’s true – I can smell garlic on his skin 2 days later!! It’s slowly diminishing, but if you don’t want to smell like garlic for days after, be careful how much of the garlic you eat!!

  40 Cloves and a Chicken
  from Alton Brown via the Food Network

  serves 6

  total time: 1 hour 40 minutes*

  1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
  10 sprigs fresh thyme
  40 peeled cloves garlic
  salt and pepper

  Preheat oven to 350F.

  Season chicken with salt and pepper. Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil and brown chicken on both sides in a wide fry pan or skillet over high heat. Remove from heat, add oil, thyme, and garlic cloves. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours*.

  Remove chicken from the oven, let rest for 5 to 10 minutes, carve and serve.

  *I checked my chicken at 1 hour and it was already done. I would start checking the temperature of your chicken around that time!

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  16 Comments

16 Responses to “40 Cloves and a Chicken”

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   Joanne said on June 24th, 2010 at 12:28 pm

   Alton Brown is a good man to turn to for all things. A really good man. I constantly smell like garlic, so what's the harm in a little pore seepage. Looks delicious! Did the inlaws like it?

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   Rosa's Yummy Yums said on June 24th, 2010 at 12:36 pm

   I'm an absolute fan of garlic, so that dish is for me!

   Cheers,

   Rosa

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   Simply Life said on June 24th, 2010 at 12:50 pm

   ha, that's pretty funny – my husband and I laugh that we feel like we sweat garlic and onions I just hope other people are laughing too and not moving away from us

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   Jessiker said on June 24th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

   Haha that's kinda funny. Glad this recipe worked for you though

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   Monet said on June 24th, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   Oh garlic…I adore eating garlic cloves, but the smell definitely takes some adjusting. This looks like a great recipe!
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   Susi said on June 24th, 2010 at 4:18 pm

   I love Alton Brown and I really love roasted garlic! The simplicity of this recipe makes me want to try it really soon!

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   Barbara said on June 24th, 2010 at 5:25 pm

   I know garlic is really good for you, Deborah, but I have never had the nerve to try this dish. For one thing, I live in an apartment and would probably get complaints!
   I think I saw Ina Garten make this once and was really tempted. I do like Alton though, so will compare the recipes and when I have enough nerve, I'll make this!

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   Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said on June 24th, 2010 at 5:49 pm

   I love, love, love garlic. This is right up my alley! I'm bookmarking this one for sure! Thanks!

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   The Comfort of Cooking said on June 24th, 2010 at 6:32 pm

   If there's one thing I can't get enough of, it's the fresh but warm aroma and taste of garlic. Roasted chicken is my favorite, and this looks absolutely lovely, Deborah!

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    Julie said on June 24th, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    I think it would be worth smelling like garlic…yum!

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    Kim said on June 25th, 2010 at 3:33 am

    I have always wanted to try this dish and am glad to hear that you and your husband enjoyed it. I can imagine just how flavorful it really is.

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    grace said on June 25th, 2010 at 9:36 am

    i'll bet all that garlic wasn't too kind to his digestive system, either. ah, the prices one pays for delicious grub.

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    kat said on June 25th, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    Going with an Alton Brown recipe is always smart

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    Abby said on June 27th, 2010 at 4:15 am

    I bet it's good birth control, too. HA HA.

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    kuriouskitteh said on July 2nd, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    Oh wow, that both looks and sounds amazing! All these "chicken with a crazy amount of garlic cloves" recipes always look so fascinating. I tried reducing one once, to just make one chicken breast, and it didn't work very well ><".
    But, ahah, that can't have been peasant. I had no idea garlic could be so potent.

    ~Kurious Kitteh

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    claire said on September 22nd, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    this looks amazing… I LOVE garlic! this is a great dish

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