KitchenMagician's Recipe

CHICKEN - ROAST - FORTY CLOVES OF GARLIC

Category: Poultry

Makes 4 servings.

2 sprigs fresh thyme
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 sprigs fresh sage
2 sprigs fresh Italian parsley
4-lb. whole chicken, rinsed and cleaned
40 cloves garlic, unpeeled
salt and pepper
1/2 c. dry white wine
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 loaf French bread, sliced and toasted

Place 1 sprig each of thyme, rosemary, sage and Italian parsley in chicken cavity.
Place celery in bottom of a slow cooker pot; put chicken on top of celery.
Add garlic around chicken and pour wine over all.
Chop remaining herbs and sprinkle over chicken; season with salt and pepper.
Cover and cook on Low setting, 8 to 10 hours or on high setting, 4 to 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.