Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic is a classic French one pot chicken dinner where whole garlic cloves cook slowly until soft, buttery, and mellow. Tender chicken thighs simmer with white wine, herbs, and garlic to create a rich, comforting dish that’s perfect served over rice, mashed potatoes, or crusty bread.
Servings: 6
Calories: 419kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken thighs boneless and skinless
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 40 cloves garlic cleaned but kept whole
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper or to taste
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ cup white wine
- ½ cup chicken broth low sodium
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Clean the chicken thighs, pat them dry and cut them in half.
- In a large Dutch oven or oven proof skillet add the olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs and cook on both sides just until they start to brown and are no longer pink. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
- Add the cloves of garlic to the same skillet. Season with cumin, dill, thyme, salt, pepper and stir. Add the wine, stir a bit and scrape all the pieces from the bottom of the skillet, then cook for about 2 minutes just until the wine reduces a bit and the garlic starts to brown.
- Stir in the chicken broth then add the chicken back to the skillet. Cover the skillet with a lid and place in the oven for about 20 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley and serve warm over rice or noodles.
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Notes
- Use whole garlic cloves: Keep the garlic cloves whole while cooking. As they bake in the sauce they soften and become mellow, buttery, and slightly sweet.
- Brown the chicken first: Searing the chicken before baking builds flavor in the pan and creates the base for the sauce.
- Cook the garlic gently: Garlic burns quickly, so avoid high heat when cooking the cloves on the stovetop. The goal is soft, mellow garlic, not browned garlic.
- Check the chicken for doneness: Chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165°F / 74°C before serving.
- Great for leftovers: This dish reheats very well and the flavors deepen even more the next day.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 315mg | Potassium: 404mg | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 7.1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1.7mg
