Chicken with 40 Cloves Garlic

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Ingredients

  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 2 sprigs fresh sage
  • 2 sprigs Italian parsley
  • Toasted French bread slices
  • 40 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4-pound whole broiler/fryer chicken
  • 2 stalks celery, cut into 3″ pieces

Instructions

Place 1 sprig thyme, rosemary, sage, and parsley in chicken cavity. Place celery in stoneware. Put chicken on top of celery. Add garlic around chicken. Chop remaining herbs; sprinkle herbs and pepper over chicken. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours (HIGH 4 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 knife.