The other day, Greg made a recipe from Alton Brown’s Good Eats: The Early Years
cookbook. (Click title to buy on Amazon)  It was called 40 Cloves and a Chicken.  I know, it sounds like pure craziness, but he loves garlic, so he made it.  It smelled wonderful as it was cooking!

Here is the face Sammy made when she heard the number 40.  She said, “Did you say 40 or 14???”.  LOL

Sorry for the blurriness.  I was picture snapping on the spur of the moment.  LOL

Now here is the finished dish.  Doesn’t it look yummy?

Have I mentioned that I love my cast iron cookware???

Here’s the recipe, if you’d like to try it!

40 Cloves and a Chicken

3 – 4 lbs chicken pieces

salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp plus 1/2 cup olive oil

5 sprigs fresh thyme

40 cloves garlic, peeled

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper.  Coat chicken all over with 2 tbsp of olive oil.

Over high heat (in an oven safe skillet), cook the chicken on both sides, until brown.  Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.  Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours.

Remove from oven and set aside for 15 minutes with the lid on.  Serve with toasted bread to spread the soft garlic on.