Golden Garlic Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

I love garlic. This recipe is very garlic-y. I love easy recipes. This recipe is easy. This recipe is amazing :)

The Recipe:
3 chicken legs
3 chicken breasts
3 sweet potatoes
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp crumbled dried rosemary (just rub the rosemary between your fingers)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4 whole heads garlic, unpeeled
1tsp extra-virgin olive oil
8 fresh rosemary sprigs

1. Trim chicken and cut into pieces, severing legs at joint and cutting breasts in half, crosswise.

2. Peel potatoes; cut into 1/4-inch thick slices.

3. In bowl, combine potatoes, chicken, lemon juice, vegetable oil, rosemary, salt and pepper.

4. Arrange potatoes in single layer in 13- x 19-inch glass baking dish; arrange chicken, skin side up, over potatoes.

5. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.

6. Trim tops from garlic heads; brush with olive oil; nestle, cut side down, into chicken and potatoes.

7. Roast in 425F oven, basting occasionally, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced and potatoes are tender (about 1 to 1-1/4 hours).

8. Halve garlic heads lengthwise to make 8 portions.

9. Garnish with rosemary sprigs.

My Experience:
Warning: must love garlic to enjoy this recipe. As long as you like garlic, this recipe may be for you.

The recipe is super easy, very little actual ingredients. You don't need to use both breasts and legs, but the variety is nice to have, however, if you prefer one over the other, just use the one type and double the amount.

I didn't refrigerate for 4 hours and it was still good. The flavours probably would have been stronger had it sit in the fridge. I also didn't use any fresh rosemary sprigs, they are really just for looks. Other than that, I followed the recipe.

When you halve the garlic after cooking, serve one half with each plate. You can remove the roasted garlic easily and mash it with your fork to eat with your chicken and sweet potatoes. Because the garlic has been roasted, the garlic flavour is much more mellow and very yummy (if you like garlic).

By the way, this recipe is from Best Recipes Ever. (Can you tell I love this show?)

Nutritional Info:
cal                       402
pro                        35g
total fat                  15g
sat. fat                     3g
carb                      32g
fibre                        2g
chol                     116mg
sodium                 402mg
%RDI                      -
calcium                    8%
iron                        16%
vit A                    158%
vit C                      38%
folate                     10%