20 to 40 Garlic Clove Chicken in the Slow Cooker

Published: Wed, 02/16/22

February 16, 2022

Hi there, Slow Cookerers!

Happy Wednesday, amazing people!

I'm so happy that you are here and I've got a FANTASTIC chicken recipe for you today.

BUT. THERE IS A LOT OF GARLIC, HERE.

and since Valentine's Day is over you can totally make this and not risk offending anybody!

;-)

ANYWAY...

As far as I'm concerned, you can never (ever!) have too many chicken recipes.

The reason there is a range here of 20 - 40 is because I tried to go up to 40 cloves, but ended up only having 33 in the house to use.

;-)

SO! You can eyeball the cloves --- just be sure to throw in A LOT.

I used two packages of drumsticks for the chicken, but you could easily throw a whole bird in or use 3-4 pounds of your favorite chicken parts.

Slow Cooker 20 to 40 Clove Garlic Chicken

(click thru for photos and reader comments)

serves approx 6 adults

3-4 pounds chicken
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon pepper
20-40 garlic cloves, peeled, but intact

The Directions.

I used a 6 quart oval slow cooker. Place onion slices on the bottom of the stoneware insert.

In a large mixing bowl, toss chicken parts with olive oil, salt, paprika, pepper, and all of the garlic cloves.

Pour into slow cooker, on top of the onion.

Do not add water.

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 4-6. The longer you cook chicken-on-the-bone, the more tender it will be.

If you use drumsticks, the ones on the side will brown and may stick to the sides of the crock, burning a bit. If this bothers you, you can rearrange them with tongs an hour before serving.
I cooked our chicken on low for 7 hours, then kept it on warm for another 2.

Veronica serves her chicken with a salad, mashed potatoes, corn, and green beans. I served it with quinoa and asparagus.

The Verdict.

This is wonderful! The onion and garlic had a mild, nutty garlic flavor that was a bit sweet.

Some of the larger cloves of garlic that were still intact were kind of strong---they itched my nose.

The kids ate the chicken (no onions or garlic for them) dipped in bbq sauce.

have a wonderful day and I will "see" you again soon.

xooxox steph

Here is a lovely email I got from Nancy last week:

"Hi Stephanie, I wanted to write and tell you that one of my resolutions was to begin using freezer meals this year because my class schedule (I teach at the local college)has me out of the house a lot more than previously.
On my winter break I packed the deepfreeze with about 40 meals, and used your recipe cards. Well let me tell you, not only are they working out, I was able to bless a friend in need with a week's worth of meals when her husband fell ill (he is out of the woods now, thankfully).
Thank you for this resource and for taking such good care with us gluten free folks."

HOW NICE!! :-) Yay!! I'm so happy that you are enjoying the recipes and that they are proving helpful and useful to you! Thank you for taking the time to write to me and for letting me know, and I'm so thankful that your friend's husband is going to be okay.

xxo steph

if you are interested in the freezer meal guide, here are the details.

that's it for me -- have a wonderful day.

steph

store ~ podcast ~ coaching