Try this tasty recipe for garlic chicken

Garlic has many proven benefits: It can help fight colds, reduce blood pressure, prevent Alzheimer's disease, improve athletic performance, detoxify the body and generally improve your health. So do yourself a favour and serve this tasty chicken to your family!

Preparation: 25 minutes
Cooking: 1 hour 15 minutes
Serves 8

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 2 whole chickens (about 1.75 kg/3.5 lb each), each cut into 8 serving pieces, skin removed
• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 40 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 3 medium stalks celery, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 2.5 cm (1 in) lengths
• 4 sprigs fresh rosemary or 1 tsp. dried
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme or 1⁄2 tsp. dried
• 1 cup dry vermouth or white wine
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
• 1 1⁄2 tsp. salt

1.  Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Heat two tablespoons oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess. Add a third of the chicken to the pan and sauté until golden brown, or about four minutes each side.
2. Transfer to a 25 x 35 centimetre (10 x 14 inch) roasting pan. Sauté remaining chicken in two more batches, using two tablespoons oil per batch, then transfer to the roasting pan.
3. Add garlic, celery, rosemary and thyme to the frying pan, and cook one minute. Add vermouth or wine. Increase heat to high, bring to a boil and cook two minutes so the alcohol evaporates.
4. Add the stock and salt to the pan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Pour vegetables and cooking liquid over chicken in roasting pan. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
5. Bake until chicken is cooked and garlic is meltingly tender, or about 45 minutes. Serve chicken with a little of the garlic.

Per serving:

• 660 calories
• 87 g protein
• 23 g fat (including 5 g saturated fat)
• 280 mg cholesterol
• 13 g carbohydrates
• 1 g fibre
• 700 mg sodium

When garlic enjoys long, slow cooking — 45 minutes or more in the oven — it loses its characteristic bite and strong odour, and adds a very mellow flavour to whatever it has been cooked with.

Garlic is a healthy part of any diet. Try this recipe tonight for a garlic-infused meal that the whole family will enjoy.