claypot chicken dinner with 20 cloves of garlic

Name: Claypot Chicken Dinner with 20 cloves of garlic
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 tablespoon(s) rosemary minced; 1 tablespoon(s) thyme leaves minced; 1/2 tablespoon(s) sage leaves minced; 2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 1/2 cup(s) chicken broth; 20 clove(s) garlic whole and peeled; 4 medium carrots cut into 4 inch lengths; 8 - red potatoes small cleaned and unpeeled; 1 medium onion sliced in rings; 1 small whole chicken; 4 tablespoon(s) butter softened; - salt and paprika

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barbara lentz

beulah, MI

Updated on Apr 28, 2014

You don't have to use a claypot you can use a regular roasting pan. A claypot is soaked in water and put into a cold oven. This makes the meat very moist by infusing the moisture from the soaked claypot while baking.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon rosemary minced
1 tablespoon thyme leaves minced
1/2 tablespoon sage leaves minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup chicken broth
20 cloves garlic whole and peeled
4 medium carrots cut into 4 inch lengths
8 - red potatoes small cleaned and unpeeled
1 medium onion sliced in rings
1 small whole chicken
4 tablespoons butter softened
- salt and paprika

How To Make claypot chicken dinner with 20 cloves of garlic

Step 1

soak the claypot for 15 minutes.

Step 2

Combine all ingredients except chicken, butter, paprika and salt and pour into claypot.
Step 3

Rinse and pat dry the chicken. Put a small whole onion in the cavity of the chicken. Place the butter under the skin on breasts and smooth it out
Step 4

Literally sprinkle salt and paprika over chicken. Set chicken on top of potatoes and vegetables.
Step 5

Place top on claypot and put in a cold oven. Turn oven up to 450 degrees. Bake about an hour. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and remove top of claypot. Bake another half an hour or until chicken internal temp reaches 185 degrees.
Step 6

Remove from oven. Set chicken on carving board and let rest 20 minutes. Strain drippings and discard the cloves of garlic. Cook the dripping on stove top until reduced and slightly thickened.
Step 7

Serve the chicken with potatoes and vegetables on the side with sauce drizzled over chicken.
Step 8

Tip line a sheet of foil beneath the claypot in oven this tends to sometimes boil over a bit.
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