40 Clove Garlic Chicken

Make this 40 Clove Garlic Chicken for dinner and your family will gobble it up! It may sound like a lot, but 40 Clove Garlic Chicken has the most wonderfully sweet garlic flavor that's not the least bit overpowering.

This is such a flavorful dish!  The garlic sauce is creamy and the chicken so tender and moist. 

It's just so yummy! And whether you serve it with rice, pasta or potatoes, it's sure to be a big hit with the whole family.

Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make the recipe:

• chicken thighs
• unsalted butter
• chicken stock
• garlic
• milk
• small onion

From the pantry: all-purpose flour, salt and pepper.

Instructions

1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
2. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.  Add the onions and let cook until they are tender.  Push them to the outside edges of the pan.
3. Turn the temperature up to medium-high and sear both sides of the chicken for 1-2 minutes until golden brown.
4. Remove the chicken from the pan for the moment.
5. Reduce the heat to medium and add the whole peeled garlic cloves.  Cook until golden brown and tender, stirring often.
6. Return the chicken to the pan and add the chicken stock. Sprinkle the tarragon into the pan, then bring to a boil.
7. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pan and let the chicken cook for 25-30 minutes until it is cooked through.
8. To create the sauce, mix the milk and flour together in a small bow.  Pour into the hot pan and stir to combine.  Cook for a couple minutes until the sauce thickens.

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I peeled my garlic by hand, but you could use garlic peeler or purchase the jar of peeled whole garlic from the grocery store. 

For this recipe, you want to keep the garlic cloves whole. 

Serving Suggestions

• Make this deliciously creamy Parmesan Risotto super fast by using a rice cooker.
• If you want a crazy good side dish, you need to make Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar. They can be made ahead of time, so they're perfect for meal prepping on the weekend!
• Everything is better with bacon, right? Bacon & Garlic Cauliflower Mash is so flavorful, your family won't notice you've swapped out their regular potatoes.

How to use Leftover Chicken

There are lots of ways to use up the leftover chicken from this recipe.  Mr. Juggling Act takes it with leftover rice or noodles for his lunches at work.  If you'd rather transform it into something else, here are some ideas:

• Quick and easy Leftover Chicken Quesadillas from Gimme Delicious is the perfect recipe when you're short on time.  Chop up your leftovers and you'll have these quesadillas on the table in no time!
• Instead of pork, use this leftover chicken to make our Lettuce Wraps.  Give the chicken a rough chop, add the soy sauce mixture and heat through.  Assemble your wraps and dinner is served.
• Use the leftover chicken to make delicious Teriyaki Chicken Bowls from Bowl Me Over.  Just skip the marinating and make half the sauce mixture and you're half done!

40 Clove Garlic Chicken

Our recipe makes plenty for dinner and then leftovers, too! It's a great dish for entertaining also.

40 Clove Garlic Chicken

Tender moist chicken in a creamy garlic sauce is perfect for weeknight meals and entertaining alike.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 40 clove garlic chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Ang Paris

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 small onion, diced fine
• 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 40 cloves garlic peeled
• 1-½ cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon dried tarragon
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
  
  Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.  Add the onions and let cook until they are tender.  Push them to the outside edges of the pan.
  
  2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 small onion, diced fine
• Turn the temperature up to medium-high and sear both sides of the chicken for 1-2 minutes until golden brown.
  
  8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• Remove the chicken from the pan for the moment.
  
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the whole peeled garlic cloves.  Cook until golden brown and tender, stirring often.
  
  40 cloves garlic
• Return the chicken to the pan and add the chicken stock. Sprinkle the tarragon into the pan, then bring to a boil.
  
  1-½ cups chicken broth, 1 tablespoon dried tarragon
• Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pan and let the chicken cook for 25-30 minutes until it is cooked through.
  
• To create the sauce, mix the milk and flour together in a small bow.  Pour into the hot pan and stir to combine.  Cook for a couple minutes until the sauce thickens.
  
  2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons milk
• Serve hot with pasta, rice or potatoes, if desired.
  

Notes

Adapted from Damn Delicious.

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Please Note: I am not a registered dietician. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.

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