Slow-Roasted Garlic Chicken

Name: Slow-Roasted Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 kilograms chicken; 4 heads garlic, top 1-inch cut off; 2 Tbsps kosher salt; 1 medium lemon, halved; 237 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 medium yellow onion, quartered

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Slow-Roasted Garlic Chicken a try. This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 109g of protein, 93g of fat, and a total of 1352 calories. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, olive oil, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.

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Mix together salt and pepper in a small bowl and set aside. Pat chicken dry and rub all over with 1 of the garlic heads. Rub all over (under skin too) with oil and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Place 1 garlic head and 1 lemon half in the chicken cavity.

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Whole Chicken

Garlic

Lemon

Arrange remaining garlic, lemon, and onion on the bottom of a 3 to 4-quart baking dish to create a bed.

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Garlic

Lemon

Onion

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Baking Pan

Place chicken on top, add broth to baking dish, and cover tightly with foil. Roast until chicken reaches 135 to 140 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 1 hour.

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Whole Chicken

Broth

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Baking Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Aluminum Foil

Remove foil, brush chicken with pan juices, and increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F. Roast, basting occasionally, until temperature of chicken on inner thigh is 165 degrees F, skin is golden brown, and juices run clear, about 30 to 40 minutes more.

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Whole Chicken

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

Let rest 10 minutes before carving. Meanwhile, pour pan juices into a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat until thickened, about 7 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, as desired. Carve chicken and serve each portion with 1 head of garlic and pan sauce.

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Seasoning

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Sauce