Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

By DixieDarlin2200

Ingredients

• 2 sprigs fresh tyme
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh sage
• 2 sprigs Italian parsley
• 1 3# whole broiler/fryer chicken
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 3" pieces
• 40 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 1/2 t ground black pepper
• Toasted French Bread Slices

Preparation

Step 1

Place 1 sprig thyme, rosemary, sage and Italian parsley in chicken cavity. Place celery in stoneware. Put chicken on top of celery. Add garlic, unpeeled around chicken. Chop remaining herbs; sprinkle herbs and pepper over chicken. Cover and cook on LOW 8-10 hours (HIGH 3 1/2 - 5 hours).

To serve, place chicken, garlic and celery on serving platter. Squeeze roasted garlic out of skins onto toasted French bread slices then spread with a knife.