Greek Garlic Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (3 lb) roasting chickens, about 3 lbs. each
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried celery flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 40 peeled garlic cloves

Recipe

• 1 clean the chickens and pat dry.
• 2 place the chickens on a large, lightly greased cookie sheet with sides.
• 3 divide the diced onion in half, and place each half in the cavity of a chicken.
• 4 in a small mixing bowl put the oil, salt, parsley flakes, celery flakes, tarragon, thyme, rosemary and ground black pepper.
• 5 stir well and then rub the mixture into the skin of the chickens.
• 6 sprinkle the garlic cloves onto the cookie sheet, around the chickens.
• 7 cover the chicken with foil, and bake in a 325f oven for 45 minutes.
• 8 remove foil, increase heat to 350f and bake about 40 more minutes.
• 9 preparation time does not include peeling all of those garlic cloves.