Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

Name: Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
Total time: 125
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 whole chicken; 40 cloves garlic; 0.25 cup water; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme; 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe by Allrecipes Member from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 5 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 tablespoons butter
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 whole chicken
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40 cloves garlic
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0.25 cup water

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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 teaspoon salt
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0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
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0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

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