Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic

Ingredients:

• 1 3 ½- to 4-pound chicken

• kosher salt and black pepper

• 40 cloves peeled garlic (from 3 to 4 heads)

• 2 sprigs oregano

• 1 lemon, quartered

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions:

1.Heat oven to 450° F. Place the chicken in a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet; tie the legs with kitchen twine and season with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper. 

2.Roast for 30 minutes

Add the garlic, oregano, and lemon to the skillet; drizzle with the oil. Continue to roast, tossing the garlic and lemon once, until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 165° F, 25 to 30 minutes more. Let rest 10 minutes before carving.

3.Discard the oregano sprigs. Serve the chicken with the garlic and lemon.