Roast Chicken with Garlic

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr 30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 45 mins

  • Servings

    6 -8 servings

  • Calories

    444 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    American

Roast Chicken with Garlic

Roast Chicken with Purple Garlic ~ this chicken roasts on a veritable bower of garlic, and when it comes out of the oven, those cloves are mellow and spread like buttah. 

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 4-5 pounds whole chicken giblets removed, fryer
  • 10 heads garlic
  • 2 lemon cut in wedges, plural
  • 1 bunch thyme fresh
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • salt fresh cracked
  • black pepper fresh cracked

for basting

  • 4 Tbsp butter melted or olive oil

Instructions

  1. Set oven to 425°F
  2. Slice the tip ends of the heads of garlic off to expose the cloves. Reserve the loose ends that you've chopped off.
  3. Arrange the heads of garlic, cut side up, on the bottom of a roasting pan or casserole just big enough to hold the chicken. Brush the exposed tops with olive oil.
  4. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with 1/2 of the lemon wedges and some of the reserved garlic tips (no need to remove the skins) Tie the legs securely together.
  5. Rub the chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the chicken on top of the garlic in the roasting pan.
  6. Roast the chicken for 20 minutes per pound, basting every 10 minutes with melted butter or olive oil. Make sure you baste the exposed garlic, too! As the chicken starts to release juices, you can baste with its own juices if you like.
  7. If you cut between the wing and the leg and the juices should run clear, the chicken is done. It should be a nice golden brown. You can be sure by checking with an instant read thermometer inserted between the leg and breast, it should register 160-165F.
  8. Let the chicken rest under foil for 10 minutes, then slice and serve with the garlic.

Notes

  • If you aren't a garlic lover, you can roast the chicken on a bed of onions, carrots, and potatoes, or any mixture of veggies you happen to love.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Calories 444kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 19g (6%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 31g (48%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g (29%) Monounsaturated Fat 14g (70%) Trans Fat 0.4g (20%) Cholesterol 102mg (34%) Sodium 533mg (22%) Potassium 449mg (10%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 429IU (9%) Vitamin C 36mg (40%) Calcium 111mg (11%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6-8 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 444 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 444kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 24g 48%
Fat 31g 48%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Monounsaturated Fat 14g 70%
Trans Fat 0.4g 20%
Cholesterol 102mg 34%
Sodium 533mg 22%
Potassium 449mg 10%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 429IU 9%
Vitamin C 36mg 40%
Calcium 111mg 11%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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