Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

By Meals_by_Mel

Ingredients

• 1 roasting whole chicken( 5-6 pounds)
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 40 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried celery flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon ,crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Clean out chicken and rinse in cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken breast side up , on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Place onion in chicken; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Arrange garlic cloves around chicken. In a small bowl , combine the remaining ingredients.( Stir or whisk it well as the salt tends to settle at the bottom of the bowl.) Drizzle over chicken and garlic.
Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Uncover; and bake 30-45 minutes more or until a meat thermometer reads 180 ,basting occasionally. Cover and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.