Roasted chicken with 40 cloves of garlic

Name: Roasted chicken with 40 cloves of garlic
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 40 garlic cloves; olive oil; 200 ml dry white wine; a few sprigs of fresh thyme; pepper and salt to taste

Roasted chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is SO amazingly juicy. Wait what did you say? Yes, you'll really need forty garlic cloves and you won't regret it!

1 hour 5 minutes

4 persons

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Recipe roasted chicken with 40 cloves of garlic

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-06-02, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 1 hour 5 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

5 minutes

Time cooking

1 hour

Total time

1 hour 5 minutes

Preparation – 5 minutes

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 fahrenheit. Place the whole chicken in the oven dish and drizzle with lots of olive oil, pepper, and salt. Place the whole garlic cloves and thyme sprigs around the chicken in the oven dish.

You're right, there's no need to peel all those garlic cloves. Pour the dry white wine inside the dish. That's it, there's not much prep work to do for this recipe!

Finishing the roasted chicken with 40 cloves of garlic – 1 hour

Place the oven dish in the oven for at least an hour, depending on your oven and the size of your chicken. You can check if it's ready if the temperature of the thickest part is at least 71 degrees celsius or 160 degrees fahrenheit.

Serve with oven roasted potatoes and a large green salad with spinach and red onion.