Traditional Garlic Chicken Recipe

The chicken with the garlic sauce is a classic of Spanish cuisine. It requires little cooking knowledge and is prepared with just a few ingredients that we all have at home. The secret is in a very fresh chicken and little else.

In addition, we have chosen a garnish of potatoes in the microwave to get out of the typical garnish of French fries.

What are you waiting for to discover this tasty homemade chicken with garlic recipe? Don’t forget to make (or buy) bread so everyone can soak it in the sauce.

Garlic chicken recipe

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, chopped
• Rosemary
• 1 splash of white wine (traditional)
• 1 bay leaf
• Thyme
• 1 chicken bouillon cube (optional)
• Rosemary
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Pepper and salt

Preparation of the garlic chicken

1. Remove the skin from the chicken pieces.
2. Put a frying pan with a good drizzle of olive oil.
3. When the oil is hot, add the seasoned chicken pieces, bay leaf, thyme, rosemary and garlic cloves. You can put them with or without the shell, whole or cut into pieces.
4. Crumble the chicken stock cube and sprinkle over it.
5. Let the chicken cook over medium heat  for about 25 minutes and stir occasionally.
6. When it’s half cooked, add a good splash of white wine.

Microwave Potatoes

Ingredients

• 2-3 large potatoes
• Salt and pepper
• 1 small onion (optional)
• 1 small bell pepper (optional)
• Extra virgin olive oil

Note: With these quantities you have for about 3-4 diners

Microwave Potato Preparation

1. Peel the potatoes.
2. Wash the potatoes, onion and bell pepper.
3. Cut the potatoes into small pieces and julienne the pepper and onion.
4. Incorporate all the ingredients in a microwaveable bowl, season and drizzle with olive oil.
5. Cover the bowl. Be aware that potatoes and vegetables will release a lot of water.
6. Put in the microwave and cook for about 15 minutes on maximum power.
7. You can put the spices you want.

Note: If you want, you can also add zucchini and aubergines.

Data of interest

• Difficulty: easy
• Preparation time: approximately 30 minutes.
• If you want to make sure the garlic doesn’t burn, fry it in the peel. Another option is to fry them without the skin before adding the chicken, removing them and incorporating them again when the chicken is half cooked.
• Ask the butcher to chop your chicken, a chore that you will save yourself.
• The garlic chicken is very well accompanied with cooked rice, mushrooms, cooked and sautéed vegetables or fried potatoes.
• You can decorate it with a sprig of parsley.
• Use a medium quality wine if you want your chicken to have an exquisite aroma and flavor.
• The chicken should be a uniform white or light yellow color with no blemishes. This indicates that it is a fresh chicken.

Nutritional properties of garlic chicken

This dish is highly healthy, as it contains low-fat meat such as chicken, garlic with multiple properties, and olive oil. What benefits does this dish have for our health?

Garlic properties

• It favors circulation helping to prevent all kinds of cardiovascular diseases.
• Diuretic (rheumatism, arthritis, gout, obesity, fluid retention).
• Antibacterial
• Natural antibiotic.
• For cough
• It favors digestion.
• Protects against cancer.
• Decreases the reaction to pollen allergy.

Chicken properties

• For the nervous system (vitamin B1).
• For the skin, nails and hair (vitamin B2).
• It transforms what we eat into energy (vitamin B3).
• Contributes to the formation of red blood cells (vitamin B6).
• Prevents heart disease and malformations in pregnant women (folic acid).
• Contains phosphorus, brain food.
• Iron, for the proper functioning of the immune system and to prevent anemia.
• Potassium contributes to our healthy muscles and nervous system.

You know what to cook tonight! Prepare this delicious garlic chicken with potatoes in the microwave and let everyone be amazed with a delicious and very tasty dish.