Roasted Chicken With Garlic Mashed Potatoes Food

CHICKEN WITH ROASTED GARLIC POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut off and discard 1/2 inch from the top of each garlic head.
• Combine butter, Italian dressing mix, thyme, and paprika in a large bowl.
• Place chicken in a large roasting pan. Spread 1/2 of the butter mixture over the chicken skin.
• Add potatoes to the bowl with the remaining butter mixture; toss until coated. Place potatoes in the pan around chicken, then add garlic heads, with cut-sides up.
• Roast in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove from the oven, and let rest 10 minutes.
• While the chicken is resting, remove garlic from the pan. Allow it to cool slightly, then slip garlic cloves from the skins. Place 1/2 of the garlic in a bowl; stir in potatoes and transfer to a platter.
• Carve chicken and transfer to the platter.
• Skim and discard fat from pan drippings; transfer drippings to a bowl. Mash remaining garlic into the drippings. Serve with chicken and potatoes.

ROASTED GARLIC MASHED POTATOES - THE BEST YOU'VE EVER HAD

Steps:

• Separate head of garlic into individual cloves.
• Toss in olive oil and wrap tightly in small piece of aluminum foil.
• Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 45 minutes.
• When the garlic has cooled to the touch you should be able to squeeze it out of the 'paper' shell of the individual cloves.
• Mash the roasted garlic with a fork, or force through a fine strainer.
• If you use a ricer as recommended below, simply rice the garlic along with the potatoes.
• Peel and boil potatoes in salted water until tender.
• Force the cooked potatoes through a ricer (recommended) or mash by your usual method.
• Put the riced potatoes, garlic, sour cream, butter, and salt and white pepper in a mixer bowl, and whip at medium speed until smooth.
• Add cream or milk to adjust consistency.