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["Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. (I'm tempted to change that to 400F for a larger chicken.", ").", "ROASTING BED:.", "Cut off tops of heads of garlic (do not peel the garlic, but you may remove excess ""skin"").", "Arrange in bottom of half size serving tray (~9"" x 13"").", "(At least use enough heads of garlic to cover the base of the chicken.", "You could use a steaming tray to corral the garlic, or arrange additional vegetables on the outer edges.", ").", "Spray roasting bed with olive oil flavored cooking spray.", "Spread a small piece of fresh thyme on each head of garlic, then lay 2 branches of rosemary across center group of garlic heads.", "CHICKEN:.", "Combine onions, bell peppers, celery, parsley, fresh thyme sprigs and 5 garlic cloves.", "Place in cavity of the chicken.", "Place chicken, breast side up, on top of the roasting bed.", "Sprinkle chicken with mix of pepper, salt and 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme.", "Coat chicken with cooking spray.", "Tie end of legs together with cooking twine and tuck wing tips under the chicken.", "Roast for 40 minutes.", "Increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees F.", "Bake an additional 20 minutes (for a 3 1/2 pound chicken, maybe) or until a thermometer registers 170 degrees.", "(It has not been unusual for me to need an additional 30 minutes for a 4 1/2-to-5-lb.", "roasting chicken.", ").", "Transfer chicken to a platter.", "Remove garlic cloves from the roasting pan, squeeze them out of the skins and reserve 5 of them for the sauce.", "Scatter the remainder around the chicken, cover the platter with foil and allow the chicken to rest.", "(Remember, you can also freeze excess roasted garlic cloves for use in Creamy Thyme Sauce at a moment's notice.", ").", "CREAMY THYME SAUCE:.", "Place the reserved roasted garlic cloves, broth, white wine and salt in a medium saucepan.", "Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat.", "Simmer for 10 minutes.", "While the broth is simmering, combine flour and water in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth.", "Slowly pour the slurry into the broth while whisking the broth (if I can do this, you can, too.", "Just don't ask me to chew gum and hop on one leg).", "Simmer the broth for 5 minutes or until thicken, whisking often.", "Remove and discard garlic from the sauce (or not, depending on your guests' preference).", "I recommend that you leave the skin on this chicken; it is terrific!", "Carve chicken, garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.", "Serve chicken with garlic cloves and sauce."]
