Garlic Chicken

Name: Garlic Chicken
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil; chicken pieces (4-8); 40+ cloves of garlic, peeled (two cloves crushed/minced); 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons dijon mustard; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1 bay leaf; 1 cup dry white wine; 1 cup chicken broth; optional 1/2 pound quartered mushrooms

11 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
chicken pieces (4-8)
40+ cloves of garlic, peeled (two cloves crushed/minced)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken broth
optional 1/2 pound quartered mushrooms

Directions

1

Mix two crushed/minced garlic cloves and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
2

Marinate chicken in garlic/lemon juice for 10 minutes.
3

Heat butter and oil in a large, deep skillet over high heat.
4

Add chicken pieces and brown about 6 minutes per side.
5

Distribute remaining cloves of garlic, thyme, bay leaf, and white wine around chicken.
6

Cover skillet and lower heat to medium-low. Cook for 10-15 minutes.
7

Add dijon mustard,chicken broth, and optional mushrooms and cook another 10-15 minutes or until done.
8

Transfer chicken, garlic, and mushrooms to a platter and keep warm.
9

Discard bay leaf.
10

Turn heat to high and boil liquid down by half.
11

Pour sauce over chicken and serve.