Chicken With 20 Cloves Of Garlic

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup red vinegar
• 20 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 large whole chicken, cut into 6 serving pieces
• 1 teaspoon olive oil, or as needed
• 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh italian parsley (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 55 mins


• pour olive oil into blender and add red vinegar, garlic, thyme, rosemary, oregano, and red pepper flakes. blend until garlic marinade is smooth and creamy.
• cut several deep slashes into the meat of each chicken piece using a sharp knife. place chicken into a large bowl, pour marinade over chicken, and stir to get marinade into the cuts and all over the chicken. cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c). line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. lightly grease the foil with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• arrange chicken pieces the prepared baking sheet and season both sides of chicken with salt and black pepper.
• bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest piece of chicken reads 160 degrees f (70 degrees c), 40 to 45 minutes. top with chopped italian parsley.