Greek Garlic Chicken

This is a recipe, originally from the Taste of Home site, but I probably changed the title. I may also have adapted the recipe a bit. If you like garlic and chicken, you will love this recipe.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 2 chickens

Ingredients

• 2 (3 lb)  roasting chickens, about 3 lbs. each
• 1  onion, diced
• 1⁄3 cup  oil
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried celery flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 40  peeled garlic cloves

Directions

1. Clean the chickens and pat dry.
2. Place the chickens on a large, lightly greased cookie sheet with sides.
3. Divide the diced onion in half, and place each half in the cavity of a chicken.
4. In a small mixing bowl put the oil, salt, parsley flakes, celery flakes, tarragon, thyme, rosemary and ground black pepper.
5. Stir well and then rub the mixture into the skin of the chickens.
6. Sprinkle the garlic cloves onto the cookie sheet, around the chickens.
7. Cover the chicken with foil, and bake in a 325F oven for 45 minutes.
8. Remove foil, increase heat to 350F and bake about 40 more minutes.
9. Preparation time does not include peeling all of those garlic cloves.