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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.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Calories: 444 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4-5 pounds whole fryer chicken giblets removed
- 10 heads garlic
- 2 lemons cut in wedges
- 1 bunch fresh thyme
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper
for basting
- 4 Tbsp melted butter or olive oil
Instructions
- Set oven to 425°F
- Slice the tip ends of the heads of garlic off to expose the cloves. Reserve the loose ends that you've chopped off.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rub the chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the chicken on top of the garlic in the roasting pan.
- 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.
- 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.
- Let the chicken rest under foil for 10 minutes, then slice and serve with the garlic.
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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
Serving
1
Calories
444kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
102mg
(34%)
Sodium
533mg
(22%)
Potassium
449mg
(13%)
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
% 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.