40 Clove Garlic Chicken

Ingredients:

• 3-4 pounds chicken ( I will be using a whole bird)
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 40 garlic cloves, unpeeled,
  
• 2 stalks celery washed and cut into 3 in pieces
  

Directions:

• Place celery in bottom of crock pot with onion.
• Season chicken inside and out, then place on top of celery and onion.
• Place cloves all around and on top of chicken.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours

Gravy:

• 1/4 cup cream and 2-3 tbs corn starch
• After removing the chicken and garlic cloves, skim fat off of liquid in crock pot.
  
• Turn to high and add cream. Mix cornstarch with small amounts of water until smooth and add to liquid.

• Cover and heat until thick

Serve with garlic mashed potatoes made with cloves. You can also mince garlic and add to gravy!

40 clove garlic chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and gravy