Chicken With 40 Cloves Garlic

By evamores

Ingredients

• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh sage
• 2 sprigs Italian parsley
• Toasted French bread slices
• 40 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4-pound whole chicken
• 2 stalkes celery, cut into 3" pieces

Preparation

Step 1

Place 1 sprig thyme, rosemary, sage, and parsley in chicken cavity. Place celery in stoneware. Put chicken on top of celery. Add garlic around chicken. Chop remaining herbs; sprinkle herbs and pepper over chicken. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours (HIGH 4 hours). To serve, place chicken, garlic and celery on serving platter. Squeeze roasted garlic out of skins onto toasted French bread slices and spread with knife.