CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC


2 1/2 cups onion; chopped

1 teaspoon dried tarragon

6 parsley sprigs

4 celery stalks; each cut into 3 pieces

8 chicken thighs; skinned

8 chicken drumsticks; skinned

1/2 cup dry vermouth

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 dash ground nutmeg

40 cloves garlic (about 4 heads); unpeeled

1 roll French bread (optional)

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1. Combine onion, tarragon, parsley sprigs and celery in a 4-qt. casserole
dish. Arrange chicken over vegetables. Drizzle with vermouth; sprinkle with
salt, pepper and nutmeg. Nestle garlic around chicken. Cover casserole with
aluminum foil and casserole lid.

2. Preheat at 375 degrees.

3. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Serve with French bread, if desired.

Yields 8 servings (Serving size = 1 thigh, 1 drumstick, 1/4 vegetable
mixture and 5 garlic cloves)

CALORIES: 294; PROTEIN: 43g; CARBS: 11g; FAT: 8g; FIBER: 2g; CHOL: 165mg;
IRON: 3mg; SODIUM: 641mg; CALC: 73mg.
