Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

By Coppermouse

Ingredients

• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs fresh sage
• 2 sprigs fresh italian parsley
• 40 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4-pound whole chicken, rinsed and cleaned
• 2 stalks celery, rinsed and sliced
• 1 loaf French bread, sliced and toasted

Preparation

Step 1

Place 1 sprig each of thyme, rosemary, sage and Italian parsley in chicken cavity. Place celery in bottom of a slow cooker's stoneware pot. Put chicken on top of celery. Add garlic around chicken. Chop remaining herbs; sprinkle herbs, salt and pepper over chicken. Cover and cook on Low setting, 8 - 10 hours or on high setting, 4 - 6 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 a knife.