Roast Chicken With Garlic And Herbs

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (3 lb) whole roasting chickens
• salt, to taste
• pepper, freshly ground,to taste
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 3 sprigs fresh celery leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 40 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 1 loaf crusty french bread

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper.
• 3 pour olive oil into large roasting pan (pan must have a tight fitting lid).
• 4 place peeled garlic cloves inside chicken.
• 5 tie 1 sprig each of rosemary, thyme, parsley, and celery leaves together and place inside chicken.
• 6 place chicken in pan and turn to coat all sides with oil.
• 7 scatter 40 unpeeled garlic cloves around chicken, along with remaining herbs and bay leaves.
• 8 pour wine over all.
• 9 cover tightly, first with heavy duty foil, then with lid.
• 10 roast for 90 minutes to 2 hours or until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.
• 11 slice french bread and toast in oven until golden.
• 12 transfer chicken to a warm serving platter.
• 13 remove garlic cloves from roasting pan, pinch to remove skins, and place in a small serving bowl.
• 14 mash garlic with a fork until smooth.
• 15 serve chicken with pan juices, toasted bread, and garlic for spreading on bread.